I broke the built-in monitor of my PC and bought another one, the thing is that I have a dual boot with windows and Garuda Linux, I would like that when I have to choose in which system boot into appeared on the second monitor since the first is completely broke, I also disconnected the built-in display, but the PC still recognize it and leaves the boot options I’d like to have on the second monitor on the built-in.
Is there anything I can do to make that happen without going info the bios? Because it will obviously show on the built-in one 
We don’t know what hardware you have or how the external monitor is connected.
So the first thing you should do is post your garuda-inxi - as the template requires.
Based on the limited information, try this blindly:
If your BIOS has a boot menu, press the appropriate F key for the boot menu (F1 - F12 or ESC, depending on manufacturer and model) after powering on/rebooting. The first entry marks the OS that is booted by default, so press the down arrow key once and then ENTER to boot the OS from the second entry.
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The external monitor is connected with HDMI
The thing is that i cannot see the BIOS because it shows on the built-in display, so i see nothing.
This is the garuda-inxi output
em:
Kernel: 6.12.8-zen1-1-zen arch: x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 14.2.1
clocksource: tsc avail: hpet,acpi_pm
parameters: BOOT_IMAGE=/@/boot/vmlinuz-linux-zen
root=UUID=aa4cb5c6-5c56-4d4f-8e27-c3b9f61976ea rw rootflags=subvol=@
video=HDMI-A-0:e quiet loglevel=3 ibt=off
Desktop: KDE Plasma v: 6.2.5 tk: Qt v: N/A info: frameworks v: 6.9.0
wm: kwin_x11 vt: 2 dm: SDDM Distro: Garuda base: Arch Linux
Machine:
Type: Desktop System: LENOVO product: F0EW0043IX v: IdeaCentre AIO 3 24ARE05
serial: <superuser required> Chassis: type: 13 serial: <superuser required>
Mobo: LENOVO model: 371C v: WIN SDK0J40700 3258201514375
serial: <superuser required> part-nu: LENOVO_MT_F0EW_BU_Lenovo_FM_IdeaCentre
AIO 3 24ARE05 uuid: <superuser required> UEFI: LENOVO v: O4SKT25A
date: 12/21/2020
CPU:
Info: model: AMD Ryzen 5 4500U with Radeon Graphics bits: 64 type: MCP
arch: Zen 2 gen: 2 level: v3 note: check built: 2020-22
process: TSMC n7 (7nm) family: 0x17 (23) model-id: 0x60 (96) stepping: 1
microcode: 0x860010D
Topology: cpus: 1x dies: 1 clusters: 1 cores: 6 smt: <unsupported> cache:
L1: 384 KiB desc: d-6x32 KiB; i-6x32 KiB L2: 3 MiB desc: 6x512 KiB L3: 8 MiB
desc: 2x4 MiB
Speed (MHz): avg: 1579 min/max: 1400/2375 boost: enabled scaling:
driver: acpi-cpufreq governor: schedutil cores: 1: 1579 2: 1579 3: 1579
4: 1579 5: 1579 6: 1579 bogomips: 28447
Flags: avx avx2 ht lm nx pae sse sse2 sse3 sse4_1 sse4_2 sse4a ssse3 svm
Vulnerabilities: <filter>
Graphics:
Device-1: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD/ATI] Renoir [Radeon Vega Series /
Radeon Mobile Series] vendor: Lenovo driver: amdgpu v: kernel arch: GCN-5
code: Vega process: GF 14nm built: 2017-20 pcie: gen: 4 speed: 16 GT/s
lanes: 16 ports: active: HDMI-A-1 off: eDP-1 empty: none bus-ID: 04:00.0
chip-ID: 1002:1636 class-ID: 0300 temp: 38.0 C
Device-2: Syntek Integrated Camera driver: uvcvideo type: USB rev: 2.0
speed: 480 Mb/s lanes: 1 mode: 2.0 bus-ID: 1-3:4 chip-ID: 174f:243e
class-ID: 0e02 serial: <filter>
Display: x11 server: X.Org v: 21.1.15 with: Xwayland v: 24.1.4
compositor: kwin_x11 driver: X: loaded: amdgpu unloaded: modesetting
alternate: fbdev,vesa dri: radeonsi gpu: amdgpu display-ID: :0 screens: 1
Screen-1: 0 s-res: 1920x1080 s-dpi: 96 s-size: 506x285mm (19.92x11.22")
s-diag: 581mm (22.86")
Monitor-1: HDMI-A-1 mapped: HDMI-A-0 pos: primary
model: LG (GoldStar) FULL HD serial: <filter> built: 2016 res: 1920x1080
hz: 75 dpi: 102 gamma: 1.2 size: 480x270mm (18.9x10.63")
diag: 551mm (21.7") ratio: 16:9 modes: max: 1920x1080 min: 720x400
Monitor-2: eDP-1 mapped: eDP note: disabled model: Lenovo LEN-A350-B-A
serial: <filter> built: 2019 res: 1920x1080 dpi: 93 gamma: 1.2
size: 527x296mm (20.75x11.65") diag: 604mm (23.8") ratio: 16:9 modes:
max: 1920x1080 min: 640x480
API: EGL v: 1.5 hw: drv: amd radeonsi platforms: device: 0 drv: radeonsi
device: 1 drv: swrast gbm: drv: kms_swrast surfaceless: drv: radeonsi x11:
drv: radeonsi inactive: wayland
API: OpenGL v: 4.6 compat-v: 4.5 vendor: amd mesa v: 24.3.3-arch1.1
glx-v: 1.4 direct-render: yes renderer: AMD Radeon Graphics (radeonsi
renoir LLVM 18.1.8 DRM 3.59 6.12.8-zen1-1-zen) device-ID: 1002:1636
memory: 500 MiB unified: no
API: Vulkan v: 1.4.303 layers: 10 device: 0 type: integrated-gpu name: AMD
Radeon Graphics (RADV RENOIR) driver: N/A device-ID: 1002:1636
surfaces: xcb,xlib device: 1 type: cpu name: llvmpipe (LLVM 18.1.8 256
bits) driver: N/A device-ID: 10005:0000 surfaces: xcb,xlib
Audio:
Device-1: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD/ATI] Renoir Radeon High Definition
Audio vendor: Lenovo driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel pcie: gen: 4
speed: 16 GT/s lanes: 16 bus-ID: 04:00.1 chip-ID: 1002:1637 class-ID: 0403
Device-2: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] ACP/ACP3X/ACP6x Audio Coprocessor
vendor: Lenovo driver: N/A alternate: snd_pci_acp3x, snd_rn_pci_acp3x,
snd_pci_acp5x, snd_pci_acp6x, snd_acp_pci, snd_rpl_pci_acp6x, snd_pci_ps,
snd_sof_amd_renoir, snd_sof_amd_rembrandt, snd_sof_amd_vangogh,
snd_sof_amd_acp63, snd_sof_amd_acp70 pcie: gen: 4 speed: 16 GT/s lanes: 16
bus-ID: 04:00.5 chip-ID: 1022:15e2 class-ID: 0480
Device-3: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] Family 17h/19h/1ah HD Audio
vendor: Lenovo driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel pcie: gen: 4 speed: 16 GT/s
lanes: 16 bus-ID: 04:00.6 chip-ID: 1022:15e3 class-ID: 0403
API: ALSA v: k6.12.8-zen1-1-zen status: kernel-api with: aoss
type: oss-emulator tools: N/A
Server-1: PipeWire v: 1.2.7 status: active with: 1: pipewire-pulse
status: active 2: wireplumber status: active 3: pipewire-alsa type: plugin
4: pw-jack type: plugin tools: pactl,pw-cat,pw-cli,wpctl
Network:
Device-1: Realtek RTL8822CE 802.11ac PCIe Wireless Network Adapter
vendor: Lenovo driver: rtw_8822ce v: N/A modules: rtw88_8822ce pcie: gen: 1
speed: 2.5 GT/s lanes: 1 port: f000 bus-ID: 01:00.0 chip-ID: 10ec:c822
class-ID: 0280
IF: wlp1s0 state: down mac: <filter>
Device-2: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8211/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet
vendor: Lenovo driver: r8169 v: kernel pcie: gen: 1 speed: 2.5 GT/s lanes: 1
port: e000 bus-ID: 02:00.0 chip-ID: 10ec:8168 class-ID: 0200
IF: eno1 state: up speed: 1000 Mbps duplex: full mac: <filter>
Info: services: NetworkManager, sshd, systemd-timesyncd, wpa_supplicant
Bluetooth:
Device-1: Realtek Bluetooth Radio driver: btusb v: 0.8 type: USB rev: 1.0
speed: 12 Mb/s lanes: 1 mode: 1.1 bus-ID: 3-4:3 chip-ID: 0bda:c123
class-ID: e001 serial: <filter>
Report: btmgmt ID: hci0 rfk-id: 0 state: down bt-service: enabled,running
rfk-block: hardware: no software: yes address: <filter> bt-v: 5.1 lmp-v: 10
status: discoverable: no pairing: no
Drives:
Local Storage: total: 238.47 GiB used: 55.55 GiB (23.3%)
SMART Message: Unable to run smartctl. Root privileges required.
ID-1: /dev/nvme0n1 maj-min: 259:0 vendor: Western Digital model: PC SN530
SDBPMPZ-256G-1001 size: 238.47 GiB block-size: physical: 512 B
logical: 512 B speed: 31.6 Gb/s lanes: 4 tech: SSD serial: <filter>
fw-rev: 21160001 temp: 36.9 C scheme: GPT
Partition:
ID-1: / raw-size: 107.11 GiB size: 107.11 GiB (100.00%)
used: 55.52 GiB (51.8%) fs: btrfs dev: /dev/nvme0n1p5 maj-min: 259:5
ID-2: /boot/efi raw-size: 100 MiB size: 96 MiB (96.00%)
used: 32.9 MiB (34.2%) fs: vfat dev: /dev/nvme0n1p1 maj-min: 259:1
ID-3: /home raw-size: 107.11 GiB size: 107.11 GiB (100.00%)
used: 55.52 GiB (51.8%) fs: btrfs dev: /dev/nvme0n1p5 maj-min: 259:5
ID-4: /var/log raw-size: 107.11 GiB size: 107.11 GiB (100.00%)
used: 55.52 GiB (51.8%) fs: btrfs dev: /dev/nvme0n1p5 maj-min: 259:5
ID-5: /var/tmp raw-size: 107.11 GiB size: 107.11 GiB (100.00%)
used: 55.52 GiB (51.8%) fs: btrfs dev: /dev/nvme0n1p5 maj-min: 259:5
Swap:
Kernel: swappiness: 133 (default 60) cache-pressure: 100 (default) zswap: no
ID-1: swap-1 type: zram size: 7.18 GiB used: 959.1 MiB (13.0%)
priority: 100 comp: zstd avail: lzo-rle,lzo,lz4,lz4hc,deflate,842
max-streams: 6 dev: /dev/zram0
Sensors:
System Temperatures: cpu: 53.8 C mobo: N/A gpu: amdgpu temp: 38.0 C
Fan Speeds (rpm): N/A
Info:
Memory: total: 8 GiB note: est. available: 7.18 GiB used: 4.02 GiB (56.0%)
Processes: 308 Power: uptime: 17m states: freeze,mem,disk suspend: deep
avail: s2idle wakeups: 0 hibernate: platform avail: shutdown, reboot,
suspend, test_resume image: 2.86 GiB services: org_kde_powerdevil,
power-profiles-daemon, upowerd Init: systemd v: 257 default: graphical
tool: systemctl
Packages: 1594 pm: pacman pkgs: 1579 libs: 466
tools: gnome-software,paru,yay pm: flatpak pkgs: 15 Compilers: clang: 18.1.8
gcc: 14.2.1 Shell: garuda-inxi default: fish v: 3.7.1 running-in: konsole
inxi: 3.3.36
Garuda (2.6.26-1):
System install date: 2024-11-19
Last full system update: 2025-01-06
Is partially upgraded: No
Relevant software: snapper NetworkManager dracut
Windows dual boot: Probably (Run as root to verify)
Failed units:
Yes, that was already clear in your initial post. And you know yourself that your laptop is defective.
The problem is that either the eDP port is not working or the internal display is broken. It looks like the HDMI port is only initialized by the booting OS, but not beforehand at the firmware level. Normally the BIOS recognizes a deactivated (eDP) port/display and sends the image output to the next active port with a connected display.
Simple example: Laptop with external monitor → switch on the laptop and close it → internal display is deactivated → port with external monitor is activated and shows everything as usual. Have you tried that?
You can take a look at this to understand what I mean:
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The thing I forgot to say is that I have an all in one PC, and not a laptop 
. I’m so sorry that I forgot
Oops, I completely missed that in your garuda-inxi 
Technically it’s the same thing because your AIO has laptop hardware, you just can’t close the lid to test it 
The point is that it is a hardware or BIOS issue, that is what you need to fix.
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Ok, I saw that there should be an option in the bios, so now all I have to do is to find the way to the setting blindly and hope that will work
The support on the Lenovo website is awful and so is the manual for your AIO, it doesn’t contain a chapter for the BIOS.
Assuming that the BIOS boot menu is activated on your IdeaCentre, you can open it with F12 (F1 is BIOS setup).
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Oh thank you for telling me 
I will try to search if somewhere exists a manual for the bios version I have (I don’t know yet the version, I will know it this evening because I’m out all day today)
It would make sense to repair the machine, but if you prefer to fiddle blindly with the BIOS boot menu then maybe this will help:
Edit: BIOS Simulator for your IdeaCentre AIO 3 24ARE05:
https://download.lenovo.com/bsco/index.html#/graphicalsimulator/IdeaCentre%20AIO%203%2024ARE05%20(F0EW)
Good luck.
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Oh thank you for the help. I appreciate it very much 
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