I've got a 5 year old Lenovo Thinkpad T410 with DisplayPort and VGA outputs. I've recently bought a new Dell monitor that takes HDMI, DisplayPort or mini-DisplayPort inputs. I've plugged the laptop into it using Displayport to Disaplyport, and Displayport to mini-DisplayPort (both cables brand new and came with the monitor) but there's no sign of life. The monitor just tells me there's no signal from my device on either input. Strangely if I remove the cable from the laptop then plug it back in, the monitor gets some sort of kick as it then displays the 'no connection' message again immediately.
I've never used the DisplayPort output on the laptop before so it could just be knackered, is there any way of telling? I've checked the onboard graphics drivers are up to date, and I'm told by Windows and the Lenovo website that they are, and I've been through all the settings in the Intel(R) Graphics software too but can't find anything that refers to DisplayPort.
Any ideas? Or is it time for a new laptop?
I've never used the DisplayPort output on the laptop before so it could just be knackered, is there any way of telling? I've checked the onboard graphics drivers are up to date, and I'm told by Windows and the Lenovo website that they are, and I've been through all the settings in the Intel(R) Graphics software too but can't find anything that refers to DisplayPort.
Any ideas? Or is it time for a new laptop?
