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    M11x Hdmi port not working?

    Discussion in 'Alienware M11x' started by bambina, Jan 26, 2011.

  1. bambina

    bambina Newbie

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    I've recently tried to put my laptop on to my tv, however when i plug the cable in i get nothing on screen. The laptop seems to know that it's plugged in as it stops my music playing but i have no image or anything on screen. I am just wondering if i need to set anything up, i have tried everything i can in my control panel and everything on the tv. There is nothing wrong with the cable as i can plug it straight into my fiancé's laptop and it works fine it also runs the xbox as well.
     
    bambina, Jan 26, 2011
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  2. cappielloa

    cappielloa Notebook Consultant

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    Do you have an R1 (core2duo) or and R2 (i5/i7)? The R1 must be switched to the 335m to output over HDMI. If it's an R2, I'm not sure.
     
    cappielloa, Jan 26, 2011
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  3. bambina

    bambina Newbie

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    its an r1 :)

    i've got it on the big graphics card not the intel one.
     
    bambina, Jan 26, 2011
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    theweioflife Newbie

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    have you found a fix yet? I'm experiencing the same problem. I've tried on a tv and an hd monitor and i cant get anything to show.
     
    theweioflife, Mar 17, 2011
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  5. cappielloa

    cappielloa Notebook Consultant

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    What have you tried after connecting it? Does pressing Fn+F2 or Win+P let you cycle through display options?
     
    cappielloa, Mar 17, 2011
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    hadou Notebook Consultant

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    You should press the mouse's second button at desktop, enter in Screen Resolution, and configure from there the screen share. But I did it on m11x R2, on R1 I don't know if this works the same way.
     
    hadou, Mar 17, 2011
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  7. MasivB

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    Its possible you are not using the proper resolution.
    Try 1024x768
     
    MasivB, Mar 17, 2011
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  8. bambina

    bambina Newbie

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    i'll give the resolution a check. will let you know how it goes
     
    bambina, Mar 18, 2011
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    bambina Newbie

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    Yey it worked!!!!!
    I did:

    win+p selected duplicate.
    Then changed the resolution to 1024x768.

    I now have WoW all smexi on the big tv :p

    Thank you very much for all your help guys :D :D :D :D
     
    bambina, Mar 18, 2011
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  10. MasivB

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    Glad that worked. I would suggest moving the resolution slider up slowly to see what maximum resolution you can achieve on that "big tv"
    By the way, the screen probably will go black on the tv while doing this so have it dupe'd on your laptop.
     
    MasivB, Mar 19, 2011
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  11. bambina

    bambina Newbie

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    okay thaks will give a try
     
    bambina, Mar 19, 2011
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    temp127880936 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Sorry for pushing, but i have similar issue to my hdmi output on my m11x R1

    I use my laptop in discrete mode with newest nvidia driver for gaming, but the nvidia control panel just detects the analogue output not the hdmi one.

    i can't switch with FN+F1, if i do so, the Alienware OSD software crashes...

    what do to? i get no output on the hdmi port

    EDIT: oh my god, pls forgive my post. i haven't plugged in the hdmi correct in my tv ... x)
     
    temp127880936, Mar 6, 2012
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