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    WEBCAM not working?

    Discussion in 'Alienware' started by boxboy, Feb 21, 2010.

  1. boxboy

    boxboy Notebook Consultant

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    Device Manager shows:

    Imaging Devices / facap, FastAccess Video Capture

    Device Status = This device is working properly

    I clicked FN+F9 but still cannot figure out how to get the camera to work.

    I downloaded a software, ManyCam 2.4 but it just shows colored bars and no picture of me.

    M17X, WIN 7 ULTIMATE 64
     
    boxboy, Feb 21, 2010
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  2. Crozone

    Crozone Notebook Guru

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    Try going into device manager, to the webcam, and uninstall any of the webcam drivers that may be there, then reboot.

    If it still doesn't work, heres the official creative labs driver off the dell driver dl page:

    Dell - Support

    If all else fails, your built in webcam is most likely broken. If you can, get dell support to replace it. I believe you can order the part and replace it yourself, but taking apart the M17x screen enclosure is tedious and difficult.

    Hope this helped.
     
    Crozone, Jul 11, 2010
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