I get picture through the VGA port, but only after XP has booted. I thought I'd install Debian, but of course the picture defaults to the laptop's screen, and I cannot see enough of the picture to progress with the installation. I tried to see if I could set the default display through the bios, but the screen is so damaged that that's not an option either. So, it seems I'm stuck with XP, unless someone has a clever idea? -- Odd