Serious DELL Laptop display problem!!!! Help!

Goldy · 8 May 2006 at 09:38

I turned my DELL Inspiron 1100 Laptop on this morning and everything was fine, until about an hour later when the display decided to turn 90' anti-clockwise. This is extremely frustrating. There doesnt seem to be any reason why it happened other than being a Dell.

Someone please tell me how i can adjust the angle so its back to normal.

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PinkFloyd · 8 May 2006 at 09:57

Check your graphics card driver settings, its probably had the picture rotated.
How you have managed to do that without noticing how I am not quite sure though....

Hope thats the fix

semi-pro waster · 8 May 2006 at 09:59

I don't know what graphics chipset that laptop has but Nvidia cards for instance have a feature called NVrotate which allows you to change the picture at right angles, although as PinkFloyd says I'm not sure how you do that without noticing.

GuruJockStrap · 8 May 2006 at 10:31

If its like the integated Intel graphics on my Dell laptop, I think you can rotate the display by pressing a hotkey combination. Probably pressed it by accident.

noxidjkram@hotm · 8 May 2006 at 10:57

Adjustment is probably through a little icon in your system tray (bottom right of screen).

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Goldy · 8 May 2006 at 11:46

I don't know how it happened either. Was just browsing the internet and the LCD screen refreshed and appeared on its side 90'. Maybe a virus or something? I will do a scan anyway.

Theres an integrated Nvidia graphics chip in it but no specific Nvidia software unfortunantly.

Aha! I used the System Restore feature to take back all the settings to 2 days ago and that has fixed it! Luckily the OS makes its own system restore points.

Thanks for the help guys.

ChoÞÞer · 8 May 2006 at 15:58

try ctrl and alt and 1 of the arrow keys

Goldy · 8 May 2006 at 22:08

Wow, Thanks Chopper. That must have been what i done! Probably whilst pressing Ctrl-alt-delete I hit the arrow button next to it. Fancy putting that there! Stupid Dell.