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    Quanta webcam always black

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by nader_rizk2003, Sep 10, 2011.

  1. nader_rizk2003

    nader_rizk2003 Notebook Evangelist

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    Hi,
    today i started to use my webcom but i noticed that the webcam led is not working,then the using yahoo or skype i only see black screen...even using webcam central also shows black screen.
    I tried many solutions as uninstall and reinstall ( no use ).uninstall USB root hub in safe mode and reinstall in normal mode.

    Did anyone face this problem before?
     

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    ishmoo21 Notebook Enthusiast

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    it is very light sensitive. try to get more light in the room. it took me forever to figure out
     
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    Risco Notebook Deity

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    Yup, what you need to do is shutdown the computer fully ( not sleep ) and remove the battery. Leave it out for about 5 minutes, then plug it back in and your camera should be working again.
     
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    I did only shutdown and turn on directly,it is working now.But why did this happen?
     
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