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    S-Video doesn't work (Vista, Xp, Ubuntu)

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by asmillan, Oct 24, 2009.

  1. asmillan

    asmillan Newbie

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    Hi guys.

    I used to connect my inspiron 1720 to my TV via s-video port and everything was perfect in Windows Vista Ultimate and Windows Xp Professional. But now I cann't connect it. I am trying to resolve the problem by myself during last two weeks without any result.

    My laptop is a Dell Inspiron 1720 with NVidea GeForce 8600M GT. I know that the cable and the TV are fine because I checked with a DVD reader. I know that the NVidea is fine because I checked dual display functionality with another Dell monitor. I tried to uninstall/install drivers, uninstall/install video codecs, use [Fn/F8] and wait more than a minute, etc... I tried to find the s-video port in the BIOS but it is not there.

    I have three OS in my Laptop, Windows Vista, Xp and Ubuntu, and today I have just tried to setup dual display in Ubuntu but the problem persists in this OS.

    Has anyone any idea about this?

    Regards,

    Alvaro
     
    asmillan, Oct 24, 2009
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    asmillan Newbie

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    Could it be a hardware fault?
     
    asmillan, Oct 26, 2009
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