Alienware M17XR3 HDMI Out not working.

My HDMI out seems to have vanished, no TV seems to detect it. I've tried a fresh install of Windows, switching the HDMI cable, downloading new drivers and even downgraded to drivers that Dell recommend. I've tried it on 3 different TVs, nothing.

The weird thing is, when I used a HDMI to DVI cable to test the HDMI port, it worked instantly on my monitor! Haven't tested the cable on the TV yet but I would expect the same results. So it works with monitors but not TVs?

Only one event may of caused this to happen and that was when I installed an SSD. Other than that, HDMI out port was working fine!
If anyone has any kind of solution, I'm up for giving them a try

*Model: Alienware M17XR3
*Mother Board: No idea
*CPU: Intel Core i7-2670QM 2.20GHz
*Int. GPU: Intel HD 3000 Graphics Card
*GPU: Nvidia GeForce GTX 560M
*RAM: 8GB DDR3
*HDD: 750GB
*SSD: 250GB
*OS: Windows 7 Home Premium
Thanks!

 

Welcome to the forum. You did a great job of explaining the issue. Did HDMI ever work with TV's? Does the issue occur with both the INtel and NVidia graphic hardware?
When the SSD was installed did you do a clean install of Win 7?
This may help, especially see post 13 http://forum.notebookreview.com/alienware-17-m17x/708667-m17x-r3-no-hdmi-out-all-2.html

 

Thanks! I feel very welcomed ^_^

It did! Me and my brother use to have it setup to watch Movies on his big screen TV and then it suddenly just didn't work.

I believe I have tried both Nvidia and Intel. Still nothing.

I think I did a clean install of Windows 7 but my memory isn't very clear as I've had this issue for a good while! Might be a good idea to give this a try ^_^.

I also had a thought which, I'm not sure if its relevant but, I didn't properly format my HDD (that was the primary hard drive before I got the SSD) so could it be possible that old Windows files on that HDD is conflicting with the ones on the SSD? Just a shot in the dark.

I did see that post and was adjusting my HDMI to see if I could get anything but nada.

Thanks for the help you are providing!

 

My Alienware is doing the exact same thing!! I believe it has something to do with my NVidia Control Panel that i recently downloaded. It will not allot my HDMI to work as usual with fn F5.... Please help me im going crazy..... Thats the on thing i wanted from my alienware HDMI in and out...