Hi, I also got myself a copy of this strange but interesting notebook, look at my post

Canon NoteJet thread (Notebook with Printer onboard) ex "Difficulty seeing output via VGA “out of range”"

I can summarize for you that I also did many tests and many combinations to be able to see the screen on the external monitor due to the settings that are not saved in the bios. I discovered that once turned on you just need to immediately enter the bios, change the output from LCD to CRT and then until it is disconnected from its power supply it will always perform hot boots on the external monitor. Mine also had a damaged hard disk and I replaced it first with a compact flash and then definitively with a 2GB hard disk.

You may ask me: what does this have to do with my computer? Simple, I read your post carefully and I can tell you with certainty that with all the combinations you have performed, this computer model boots normally or reports the missing disk error or does not save the settings in the bios. In summary it behaves like a normal desktop and in no case crashes like yours.

If you want I can do some tests on mine which may be useful to you, I can't be sure but I think something important has gone wrong in your logic board.

Lastly I ask you, if you decide to get rid of it because you can't make it work, consider selling it to me so I can recover the monitor from your computer, which seems to be the thing that works.

Hi, first and foremost, thank you for your quick reply. I really appreciate that!
The suggestion, you gave me worked like a charm!
You are truly brilliant and I am an utter idiot!
Take my word for it, you're simply a man of honour!
I'm overwhelmed with happiness that it works, and I didn't cause any damage!
Your support is greatly appreciated!
It was so straightforward, I can't believe it.

Looks like, my problem has been resolved then.

Unfortunately, it appears that the LCD may be about to fail. It is absolutely hideous, even for a passive matrix panel, and that's saying something.
I have never come across a laptop screen as bad as this one.

But I don't think I suggested any solution, I just said that with all the tests you did it normally shouldn't have crashed. Can I instead ask you to post a photo of the screen out of curiosity?

I'm sorry if my previous message caused any confusion.
I didn't notice that I had incorrectly expressed myself in my previous message due to my excitement.
My original plan was to express gratitude for your discovery that has assisted me in resolving my problem.
I'm sorry for the miscommunication. I should have taken more time before clicking submit.
In the future, I will pay more attention before submitting any quick reply.

As per your request, I will make sure to upload some pictures of the screen.
Could you please give me a moment?

As promised, here are some pictures of the screen. If you need more, please feel free to ask me.
I may be exaggerating, but I find the display to be pretty awful.
Since I'm dealing with a DSTN panel, that shouldn't come as a surprise.
There are times when it starts flickering. But it only happens on occasion.

While adjusting the display settings, I made some discoveries on my own.
Originally, the color palette was set to 256-colors. I changed the settings to High Color (16 Bit) out of curiosity.
This caused the screen to kinda glitch out. Could this be a hardware, or software related issue?

Oh, and there's one more thing. The floppy disk drive is not working anymore.
It appears to be a belt-driven drive and the belt has worn down.
Do you by any chance have an idea what the model is?
I'm sorry for bothering you with questions like that

even my floppy drive does not work, i will check this summer, when i have time. screen must be active matrix from spech