vga cable to connect laptop to tv

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  1. josh_416

    josh_416 Member

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    Hey I have a new Samsung 32" tv, and am trying to hook it up to my laptop which is an HP dv1000 (couple years old)
    I bought a VGA cable male to male like the person at Best Buy told me to, but it doesnt seem to want to connect.
    When i change the source on my tv to P.C., the tv shows an information bar saying no signal
    What does this mean?
    Does the cable not read, or do i just have to adjust my resolution settings?
    Any thoughts would be greatly apprectiated
    cheers
    -Josh
     
  2. ugc

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    this is just a "left field" guess, but you probably have to boot into your bio's settings and turn that external monitor port on.
     

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