I use a monitor with my laptop all of the time.  I don't think your friend will have a problem as long as there is a vga or hdmi port on the laptop.  Windows (and Linux for that matter)  should automatically configure the monitor to a usable state.  From there you provide your own tweaks using the "Display Settings" David On 2/28/2023 8:11 PM, hammerron via WLUG wrote:

I have a friend that told me he has kept his laptop stored away because the screen is broken.  I do not know if the screen is crack or not operating.

I have a monitor from a desktop pc.

If I give him the monitor to use with his laptop is there any kind of electrical safety issue? I presume the laptop is windows, and hints on how or if I should tweak the settings?

Ron

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