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Inspiron 1720 VGA port not working
Hi Guys,
Can anyone help with the possible cause why my inspiron 1525 and 1720 both would not give a output on the VGA port. Both worked and then just stopped. The S-video port on both are working fine.
The flat screen monitor is fine as it works on other laptops and desktops.
I took the one laptop in for checking and got told the port is out of order and can only be repaired with high cost.
When I loaded Win 7 on the one the VGA port is now working normally as before. Why would the ports not work with XP prof?
Regards.
Dell - Harish M
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June 18th, 2013 16:00
Hi x-dell-fan,
Did you make any recent hardware/software changes to the computer? Please install the latest chipset and video drivers. Also update the Latest BIOS from the Dell site mentioned below.
http://dell.to/QjjZDA
(Key in the system service tag and the appropriate operating system to download the drivers)
x-dell-fan
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June 18th, 2013 17:00
I have made no changes. I unplugged the 2nd monitor in the one room and when I plugged it in in the other room it stopped working. It has never worked since and it is not working for 1 year.
The same with the Inspiron 1525 - it was working the one moment and then stopped. The 1525 was loaded with Win 7 and now the VGA works fine.
I will try the latest BIOS drivers but otherwise I have been using the drivers I got when I bought it.