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    I feel so stupid...

    Discussion in 'Alienware' started by Alphahunter, Aug 15, 2008.

  1. Alphahunter

    Alphahunter Newbie

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    Hey guys, I'm really loving my M15x, but am having a little bit of trouble connecting it to my Samsung Series 6 22'' 720p LCD TV. I have an HDMI cable... I plug one end into the TV and one end into my laptop. I change the input on the TV to HDMI and press FN+F6 and nothing comes up on the TV, it remains black... I tried restarting and everything but nothing happens. Can someone please help me, I'm getting pretty frustrated. Thanks so much!
     
    Alphahunter, Aug 15, 2008
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  2. Ennea

    Ennea wwwwww

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    If it's plugged in correctly, on start up you should see the vista symbol appear on both screens before login. If not, that doesn't mean it won't still work. If you start up fresh with the TV on before you turn the laptop on it should automatically work. I never need to use the HDMI/LCD function. It just works on start up.
     
    Ennea, Aug 15, 2008
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  3. whizzo

    whizzo Notebook Prophet

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    try going into the nvidia control panel (right click on the desktop) and set it to two displays (should be a tab on the left-bottom i think).
     
    whizzo, Aug 15, 2008
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  4. Ennea

    Ennea wwwwww

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    whizzo is right. It could be you don't have it configured as your secondary display?
     
    Ennea, Aug 15, 2008
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  5. MrDJ

    MrDJ Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    if that doesnt work you need to check in msconfig to see if it has been deactivated as default.
     
    MrDJ, Aug 15, 2008
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    mb u have multiple hdmi inputs in ur tv? i have 3... u need to select where u plug it
     
    aespinalc, Aug 15, 2008
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    Also, you have to be on the dedicated graphics.
     
    Lessaj7, Aug 15, 2008
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