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    Multiple Displays Issue

    Discussion in 'Alienware M11x' started by bomblord, Mar 13, 2011.

  1. bomblord

    bomblord Notebook Geek

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    I have an r1 m11x model and ive used this 1080p tv as my display before the other day i was on Nvidia's site and I checked for graphic driver updates apparently there was one for my computer i installed. When I did I lost my ability to switch graphics and my display wouldn't go above 1024x700 and the nvidia control panel said that I wasn't connected to an nvidia gpu.

    All of that was fixed with a driver rollback but now I can't use this tv as a monitor everytime i hook up the hdmi i get an invalid format error from the tv and since my screen goes black i can't change the nvidia control panel settings.
    So far i've tried redownloading the original drivers from dells site plugging it into a different hdmi port on the tv restarting both my computer and tv several times uninstalling the other updated driver (nvidia hd audio) and adjusting several different nvidia control panel settings on top of a ton of other minor things.

    Help!!
     
    bomblord, Mar 13, 2011
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    bomblord Notebook Geek

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    So have I forevor lost the ability to use this monitor via hdmi
     
    bomblord, Mar 14, 2011
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    slickie88 Master of Puppets

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    Uninstall the 335 driver, reboot into safe mode, run Drive Sweeper, reboot and install the Dell drivers.
     
    slickie88, Mar 14, 2011
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    Ok but why did the driver update do all of this...

    It works on my 32 inch but it still won't work on the other one
     
    bomblord, Mar 14, 2011
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    slickie88 Master of Puppets

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    Because as an R1 owner you can't download drivers from nvidia. They don't support hybrid switching, the OEMs do - which means you're dependent on them for any updates.
     
    slickie88, Mar 14, 2011
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