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    Alienware m17x-R1 not playing youtube videos

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by sqkiller, Aug 16, 2010.

  1. sqkiller

    sqkiller Notebook Enthusiast

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    well today when i got on the internet and tried to watch videos off of sites like youtube hulu or zomganime.com it keep blinking green then the video would go complete green and i couldnt see anything can anyone help me?
     
    sqkiller, Aug 16, 2010
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  2. Trelawney

    Trelawney Notebook Guru

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    Try re-installing Flash and re-installing the latest video drivers. Reboot and see if that fixes it?

    Regards

    >>---> Trelawney
     
    Trelawney, Aug 17, 2010
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    sqkiller Notebook Enthusiast

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    ya tried that but i fixed it another way for some reason when i switched between graphics cards by fn+F7 it fixed the problem thanks for advice anyways
     
    sqkiller, Aug 17, 2010
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    Wait, are you still using the integrated graphics? Or did you switch it back (again) to discrete? I fixed this by installing th nVidia drivers.
     
    NullEntity, Aug 18, 2010
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