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Thinkpad without display

#1 Post by hopgarden53 » Sat Jan 17, 2026 7:09 pm

Simple (stupid?) question: is it possible to run any Thinkpad entire display unit removed? Using only external display (VGA).
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Re: Thinkpad without display

#2 Post by RealBlackStuff » Sun Jan 18, 2026 3:44 am

Simple answer: yes.
Assuming it has a VGA, Display, HDMI or USB-C port.
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Re: Thinkpad without display

#3 Post by dcfbf » Tue Jan 20, 2026 5:19 pm

On the IBM ones, if there is no display on the external display, pressing the fn+f7 should bring up an image onto the external monitor
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