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    HDMI has stopped working on XPS M1530

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by chainy75, Apr 19, 2008.

  1. chainy75

    chainy75 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi Guys,

    Need a bit of help. I use my XPS M1530 to watch H.264 HD movies via HDMI to my Pioneer PDP LX508D plasma. Yesterday I decided to update to the latest bios firmware and while I was at it I installed Vista SP1. (It was the standalone install as it was not showing in windows update).

    I went to play a movie this morning and plugged the HDMI lead in as usual and this time nothing was displayed and the plasma was not recognised by the laptop, just a big black screen.

    Anyone have any ideas why either update would cause this to happen or could it be something entirely different and just coincidence it happened after the updates.

    Thanks in advance.
     
    chainy75, Apr 19, 2008
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  2. MadeiraG

    MadeiraG Notebook Consultant

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    Hmm check your display settings , i think theres a wizard in the Nvida control options
    I use CP and it works flawlessly for me on my plasma through my onkyo amp :)
    Ill double check when i get home as thats where my laptop is
     
    MadeiraG, Apr 19, 2008
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  3. boypogi

    boypogi Man Beast

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    maybe incompatible drivers for sp1 :)
     
    boypogi, Apr 19, 2008
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  4. scythie

    scythie I died for your sins.

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    There is a reason why it doesn't show up on your Windows Update, you know.
     
    scythie, Apr 19, 2008
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    chainy75 Notebook Enthusiast

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    All sorted now. The SP1 install just reset the dual monitor set-up. Reconfigured and is now fine.

    I know SP1 not showing in windows update is normally down to driver issues but after install everything still seems to be working?
     
    chainy75, Apr 19, 2008
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    kozzney Notebook Evangelist

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    It could have been your fingerprint or sound drivers that were blocking SP1 from being seen in Windows Update. I had the same problem (couldn't see SP1), but installed the standalone and everything is fine. You don't have any reason to worry.
     
    kozzney, Apr 19, 2008
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