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    M17x not detecting tv display VGA or HDMI

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by Silion13, Nov 7, 2011.

  1. Silion13

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    Hey guys,
    I've searched pretty thoroughly through some of the similar topics on this forum, but I haven't found an answer thats worked for me. If I missed one feel free to redirect me, but here goes.

    I'm using the M17x, running Vista 64-bit and trying to display on my Dynex 1080i and neither the VGA connection nor the HDMI have worked. The fn+f6 key will scroll through vga options, but nothing will actually happen. I've tried display settings and clicking the "extend to this desktop" button. Nothing. I've turned on Hybrid graphics, nothing. I also tried using Nvidia's force detection and that was also unsuccessful. The graphics driver I have is 8.17.12.8026 nVidia Geforce GTX 260M.

    I'm sure I'm overlooking something simple, but please help. This is extremely annoying, as my old Dell Notebook from '06 works flawlessly with VGA
     
    Silion13, Nov 7, 2011
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