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    HDMI-in issues

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by Brink1031, Dec 19, 2013.

  1. Brink1031

    Brink1031 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Upgraded from 900 to 1080p 3d panel. Updated drivers and everything is working great. Problem I am running into now is when I try to use HDMI-in the screen turns off. Was running nvidia 331 update. downgraded to i think 320 but that is as far back as nvidia has the the site and cant find any other drivers. Out of ideas was hoping someone can give me a hand on what to look for next.
     
    Brink1031, Dec 19, 2013
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    MogRules Notebook Deity

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    Did you get the new ribbon cable for it as well? I know even the cable is different from my non 3D to the 3D model , it is quite possible that there is an extra connection on there.
     
    MogRules, Dec 19, 2013
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    Yup got the new cable, got the ir emitter, everything is installed. I have been told that any nvidia drivers above 280 dont work with hdmi in. But havnt been able to find any of the old drivers to verify
     
    Brink1031, Dec 20, 2013
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    Did you check on DELL.com?
     
    Alienware-L_Porras, Dec 20, 2013
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    Yea there oldist is 297
     
    Brink1031, Dec 20, 2013
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    Did you try that one? It should have that feature. Are you on Win8 or 7? What model do you have?
     
    Alienware-L_Porras, Dec 20, 2013
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    M17x R4 windows 7.
     
    Brink1031, Dec 22, 2013
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    Have you tried running driver sweeper? Or ccleaner to ensure a complete removal of the previous drivers.
     
    Hackintoshihope, Dec 22, 2013
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