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The user is unable to see their BIOS or use their external monitor due to a broken laptop screen and is seeking solutions to access BIOS settings from Windows. Respondents suggest that the external display may not be automatically recognized and recommend replacing the screen, noting that BIOS editing through software is generally limited and often unavailable unless on high-end systems. Overall, the thread highlights the difficulty of modifying BIOS settings remotely when display hardware is malfunctioning.

Darth4212

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I use a laptop and the screen is broke, due to this I use and external monitor but when I startup it doesn't appear on the external monitor. I want to edit some BIOS settings but I can't cause I can't see it. How do I fix this!?
 

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You may have to replace the screen. Outputting to a secondary display is not always available and is often driver (software) driven.

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You may have to replace the screen. Outputting to a secondary display is not always available and is often driver (software) driven.
 

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Is there a program that allows me to edit BIOS from within Windows?
 

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Not unless it's a new laptop with a very good motherboard in it, most do not have software editing however some higher end systems do have software that can interface the BIOS, but usually it's limited to overclocking capabilities.