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    gt555m Crashing/Failing?

    Discussion in 'Alienware 14 and M14x' started by quadrider1, Aug 2, 2013.

  1. quadrider1

    quadrider1 Newbie

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    Hey everyone, so my m14x was doing great last night, gamed till like 4, but this morning my video card is giving me worries. My setup is my m14x is hooked via hdmi to a tv. What happens is when i hook it up now the screen starts bright like usual then dims down. After a bit it will quickly dim until it is completely black. I use extended display and know the computer is working still. I can even drag desktop icon from the blacked out screen to my comps monitor. After about 30 seconds the dim screen will come back on my tv. Tried clean install of m14x rev 1 drivers, updating the latest driver, and now am stuck at what to try.

    NOTE:card is not overclocked, is on a cooling pad, just started happening randomly.
     
    quadrider1, Aug 2, 2013
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    Alienware-L_Porras Company Representative

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    Have you tried a different cable?
     
    Alienware-L_Porras, Aug 9, 2013
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