How To Hook Up A Dell Inspiron M5030 To A Monitor

If you have a monitor it has a VGA cable, there should be a socket on the side or rear of the laptop to enable the cable to be connected. What you may need to do is switch between the LCD on the laptop and the external one by pressing the Fn+F1 button.

Connect the External Monitor(s) to your laptop or desktop using a video cable(VGA, DVI, DP, HDMI etc),
and follow any of the setup method mentioned below:

Method 1: Using Keyboard Shortcut Win + P

1.Press the Windows Logo key + P on your keyboard

2.While holding down the Windows Logo key, press P to toggle between the display selectors.

Method 2:Using the Personalize Menu

1.Right-click on the desktop and select Personalize

2.Click Display Settings

3.Click Identify Monitors

• Extend These Displays: This option is recommended when an external monitor is connected to a laptop,
  and each monitor can display different screen independently to improve user convenience. The relative position
  of the screens can be set up here, for example monitor 1 may be set up to be to the left of monitor 2 or vice versa.
  This depends on the physical position of the LCD monitor in relation to the laptop. The horizontal line displayed on
  both monitors can be based on the laptop or external monitor. These are all adjustable options, and all a user need
  do is drag the monitor of the main screen to the extended monitor.