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**Once again, it's time for the FNGT!** If you don't know how this works, [click this link](https://fngt.gq/index.php?page=intro). That link will take you to another site to give you some additional information and tell you about some of our off-site features. That's also the site where we will host the weekly guitar threads, should Poal go down. **NOTE:** That site is by invitation only. If you want an invite, and you're a regular participant, then just ask theBuddha, or myself. If you do know what's going on, you are most likely either new here or completely retarded, you probably don't need to click that link - but you may want to, to make sure you know of the other features, such as the archive or a separate forum that's invite only. Remember, we are guests here on Poal. Let's act like it. If you're interested in supporting Poal, then [you can donate](https://poal.co/donate).

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I have a keyboard plugged into it, that's how much I've fixed it

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Well, at least it's working. At this point, assuming you have one, you might just as well hook it up to an external monitor. It makes sense to do so, if you have one. Then you can tuck it off to the side, even leaving it closed if it has adequate cooling/ventilation and just use a mouse, keyboard, and the external monitor. It's effectively a desktop.

I have done this in the past, when a desktop died and I didn't have a spare until I ordered one and had it delivered. The laptop still worked, I just used it as a desktop. These days, there are also docks you can use that will do all that for you, though I think most of those expect you to use the laptop's keyboard.

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The docks let you plug in a keyboard too

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Indeed, but they tend to sit in front of the computer screen - which makes me figure they're expecting you to not use an external keyboard. At the least, they're making provisions for that situation.

Ah well...

But, yeah, you might just as well plug it in - assuming you have the right connections. They all come with HDMI these days, or so it seems to me. So, no DVI or anything these days - but there are adapters. I suppose you could use an adapter. I haven't seen a laptop with VGA in like a decade, so that's probably right out.

If it requires an external laptop, it's no longer really all that mobile.