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    Adding an external monitor help

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by Mike2839, Oct 31, 2010.

  1. Mike2839

    Mike2839 Notebook Consultant

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    I'm adding an external monitor but when I connect it ot my alienware, it's just a black screen, anyone wanna help?
     
    Mike2839, Oct 31, 2010
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    FN+F6? You can select between computer LCD, both LCDs, or just the external.
     
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    mk i just tried that, but nothing happened......nothing works even adjusting screen brightness.....is there an manual way for this?
     
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    Reboot the laptop with the external attached. And the external is set on the input from the laptop? I know my TV has several HDMI inputs.
     
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    Tried that


    What do you mean?
     
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    Having the monitor looking for a DVI input when you've got HDMI attached, for instance. Do you have another monitor to try it on?
     
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    I tried 2 monitors. But the one that i'm trying to connect with worked 2 weeks ago and this monitor is being used on a desktop
     
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    Have you been in the Nvidia control panel and looked around for external monitor settings, etc.? I honestly have no other ideas at this point.
     
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    no, ill try that...
     
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    Mk yeah, it's not working.... is wrong?
     
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    Mk, i got it, i had to switch from descrete to integrated graphics, thanks a lot for ur help
     
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    It's cool that it's working now, but what if you want to game on the external?
     
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    Then i got it backwords, i had to switch it from integrated to descrete.
     
    Mike2839, Nov 1, 2010
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