Dell XPS M1330 - using HDMI to connect to monitor?

I am unable to connect my XPS 1330 to a Dell 2408 monitor via HDMI. I am running Vista Business and the 1330 has the integrated Intel graphics chip. Connecting the two with a VGA connector seems to work, but not via HDMI.

Anyone else experience this problem - or have any idea how to fix this?

Also anyone have experience with the "Display port" input on the Dell Monitor? What is that all about? is it basically HDMI without sound, or something like that? Why have that and still have the DVI inputs?

 

Display Port has the same pins as DVI/HDMI, but without the licensing problems (Display Port = royalty free)

go to desktop, right click-> personalize -> the last option, click on the 'detect new monitor'

 

I'm having the M1330 with integrated graphics as well. And also a 1920 x 1200 display (HP w2408), which is connected with a HDMI cable and DVI adapter.

Works on Vista 32-Bit Business. But I remember some really old intel graphics drivers do have problems detecting HDMI connected devices. In that case it sometimes helped to switch with Fn + F8 to the external display during booting Vista.

Currently I'm using the most recent driver v15.11.3 available at intel's website and have no problems whatever device (display, TV, beamer) I connect to the HDMI port.

 

I finally got it to work, but remains problematic. Even with HDMI, the Dell 2408 and the XPS 1330 do not talk to each other correctly, so you have to manually connect them each and every time you turn on the laptop. And then you have to reset the resolution to 1900x 1200.

What a waste of time.

 

That is different here. Vista has a specific Task running called Transient Multi-Monitor Manager. It remembers the resolutions which have been set with different monitors. It also remembers the setup (e.g. extended Mode, cloned, single display).

I have different setups here:
. internal LDVS
. external 24" 1920 x 1200 HDMI
. external 1280 x 720 HDMI beamer + 1920 x 1200 VGA analog extended mode

Whichever screen I attach, it remembers the settings and switches to the appropriate setup. I don't even have to open display settings. The TMMM is contained in the task scheduler and disabled by some people.

But certainly the TMMM feature relies on driver features. If you haven't upgraded your graphics driver to v15.11.3 you might give this a shot. If that doesn't help then switcht TMMM to the oposite: e.g. enable -> disable. This helped others if you use google.

 

If its working for you, good for you. That isnt the case for me, and I have discoverd that many other people expereince this problem.

1) this "TMMM" is an arcane function which unknown to most people, let alone for them to disable it
2) I just went into what you said and in fact that that task is running
3) I have the latest driver, no thanks to Dell (who dont even offer it on their "support website" and have setup the unit so that the latest Dell driver is unapproved) and no thanks to Intel either (who have an amazing confusing product naming system and even when you have the name is not that easy to find the driver)
4) None of the above donkey work actually produces a result.

Which takes me back to the original question: what is the point of the Dell "brand" when a one week old laptop and one week old monitor cannot simply talk to each other properly?

As I said, what a waste of people's time...

 

LOL. Sorry about your problem, but that's such a quality bullet point

FWIW, on my M1330 (w/ NV 8400GS) pops up a window immediately upon connecting the HDMI to the lappy. My approach is usually to switch the monitor on, plug HDMI to monitor, then HDMI to lappy. This will make the cable "live" upon inserting to the laptop and should prompt Windows to detect and connect the new display.

 

There's one more thing that helped some with problems you have:
. launch "msconfig"
. go to Systemstart tab
. disable igfxpers.exe startup element
. restart

It's specific to the X3100 chipset.

 

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What is X3100? Is that the same as Intel Integrated 965 GM Express?