Dual screen disaster

[moputertech]

Hello, I have a Dell Vostro 3550 laptop. Here's the issue. If I use the generic video driver, the laptop screen is fine, but can't clone it to my projector. If I update the video drivers (Intel HD 3000), my laptop screen disappears and is only on my projector HDMI. As a test, I plugged a monitor into the VGA port and voila, the video is there too...but not on my main screen. I tried clone, extend, only PC, only 2nd screen...no good. Can someone please help??? Thank you!!

 

[Lutfij]

If this the same keyboard layout for your laptop:

Then tap the FN+F1 key until you see a display on your laptop's screen while not having anything connected to the external video output ports.

 

[moputertech]

Yes, that's the keyboard. I've tried all different combinations and still nothing on the laptop screen. For some reason, when I choose clone or extend, it shows up on the VGA port and HDMI, but still nothing on the main screen. When everything is disconnected, the laptop screen is still blank.