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May 12th, 2016 23:00

Alienware M17x R4 HDMI-IN not working on Windows 8.1

Hi, I have an M17x R4 and tried to use my Xbox 360 with the HDMI-IN but it only works for a second then goes black but the sound is still working.

I Googled it and the only thing I could find is that apparently it doesn't work properly on Win 8.1?

Has any other M17x R4 owners had this problem and hopefully know of a fix?

Specs:

i7-3720

GTX 675M

120Hz 3D Display

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May 17th, 2016 16:00

For anyone else with the same problem, I tried driver 352.86 and got it to work mostly, what you do is set the lid to do nothing when closed and switch to HDMI-IN, it shows for 1 sec then goes black then close and open the lid and it will come on and work. :-)

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May 13th, 2016 13:00

Hello,

We’ve heard about some compatibility issues between the HDMI in and either Xbox or PS4. You can try installing the driver listed on our support page. It seems like the newer driver versions take that feature off.

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May 14th, 2016 02:00

I forgot to mention that I am using 331.65 from Dell

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May 16th, 2016 08:00

Thanks for the reply,

Unfortunately this device is not supported on the M17XR4 for the HDMI-in feature. Some of our user may have tried this type of configurations before. You could also try posting this on the  Alienware Arena forums for further assistance.

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May 16th, 2016 15:00

Ok I'll try there, thanks.

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May 16th, 2016 16:00

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