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    Cross Fire External Screen

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by rippeer, Jul 26, 2011.

  1. rippeer

    rippeer Notebook Evangelist

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    I just got a new 32" LG TV. When I hook up the laptop through HDMI to my AVR and then out of that to the screen windows works fine wether mirrored or extended. But the moment I open up a game it flickers like crazy, in halfs. The top goes black then the bottom. It happens very quickly. But if I turn off crossfire it works fine.

    Any suggestions?
     
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  2. bstapley

    bstapley Notebook Consultant

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    Does it also do it while gaming in xfire mode on the laptop screen? If so, I had the same problem and had to get new cards from dell and now they work fine.
     
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    rippeer Notebook Evangelist

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    No while gaming on my laptop its fine.
    I should also note it does it when I run the HDMI cable straight to my screen and when I use VGA to screen. The screen works fine on my xbox 360 over HDMI or componet. I do have an old 15 LCD kicking around somewhere, maybe I'll try that to see what kind of results I get.
     
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