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    No Laptop Display

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by blakeck2, Jun 13, 2013.

  1. blakeck2

    blakeck2 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hey, so I just updated my Nvidia driver to the newest and lost my main display. Only my external monitor works. I went into the control panel and the main display cant be found. Any ideas on where to start? Thanks!
     
    blakeck2, Jun 13, 2013
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  2. Wormwood

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    It doesn't appear anywhere on your device manager?
     
    Wormwood, Jun 13, 2013
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    That is Correct
     
    blakeck2, Jun 14, 2013
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  4. MickyD1234

    MickyD1234 Notebook Prophet

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    Afraid it's a known issue, somewhere in here you will see other AW owners with blank screens. Fix is a uninstall the driver and instrall 314.22 whql

    PS I found that just running the older install downgraded my machine without having to uninstall anything ;)

    https://forums.geforce.com/default/...ay-driver-feedback-thread-released-5-23-13-/1

    You're lucky you can see anything, without an external display it's a safe boot start :rolleyes:
     
    MickyD1234, Jun 14, 2013
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  5. Meaker@Sager

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    Nvidia drivers tend to let you move to whatever version you like.
     
    Meaker@Sager, Jun 14, 2013
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    Yep, in my experience they have been solid just upgrading or downgrading for over a year now - biggest selling point IMO No messing around uninstalling things but this is not the case for all, many have had problems removing the latest WHQL
     
    MickyD1234, Jun 14, 2013
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    Try different drivers as suggested above, let us know how it goes.
     
    Alienware-L_Porras, Jun 17, 2013
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