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D600 - Can't Drive TV from S-Video Out
I have a D600 Latitude running XP. I want to view DVDs in the laptop on the TV screen. I connect a cable which is has an S-video connector and audio to connector to the laptop. The cable has 2x RCA audio and 1x composite video at the other end. I connect these into the correct sockets on the TV (or video). I can hear sound but nothing on the TV screen.
I have downloaded the latest ATI Mobility Radeon 9000 driver from the Dell site and flashed the BIOS. When I use the Advanced settings facility the only video device available is the Panel (laptop screen. There is no TV available. Also when I try and select a 2nd monitor I cab "Attach' it but not select it a as a 'Primary' (its greyed out).
Presumably the bottom line of all this is that Radeon card and/or software just isn't detecting a TV (S-video in). But why? I seem to have done everything recommended.
The only think I am unsure of is following links here onto the ATI site it appears to recommend a different driver to be downloaded as part of the Catalyst suite. Tried this but ran into issues which I didn't like the look of ("No VGA Driver present"?) so reverted back to the ATI Mobility Radeon driver.
It can't be this hard! (It isn't with my Mac)
Any advice gratefully received
I have downloaded the latest ATI Mobility Radeon 9000 driver from the Dell site and flashed the BIOS. When I use the Advanced settings facility the only video device available is the Panel (laptop screen. There is no TV available. Also when I try and select a 2nd monitor I cab "Attach' it but not select it a as a 'Primary' (its greyed out).
Presumably the bottom line of all this is that Radeon card and/or software just isn't detecting a TV (S-video in). But why? I seem to have done everything recommended.
The only think I am unsure of is following links here onto the ATI site it appears to recommend a different driver to be downloaded as part of the Catalyst suite. Tried this but ran into issues which I didn't like the look of ("No VGA Driver present"?) so reverted back to the ATI Mobility Radeon driver.
It can't be this hard! (It isn't with my Mac)
Any advice gratefully received
Steve911
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October 24th, 2005 09:00
magisaacs
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October 24th, 2005 11:00
The audio is recieved but not the video. I can the odd flicker when I change a setting in Display preferences but nothing else.
Rgds
Mike
djjd5000
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November 2nd, 2005 04:00
magisaacs
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November 2nd, 2005 05:00
If true this is a prety poor state of affairs to deliver a laptop with a port that doesn't work!
Mike
msjsun
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November 9th, 2005 04:00
magisaacs
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November 11th, 2005 06:00
Thanks
Mike
SreedharMohan
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November 11th, 2005 06:00
SreedharMohan
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November 11th, 2005 06:00
Hi after reading many postings, I could successfully managed to use S-Video from my Dell Latitude D600.
It originally had Mobility Radeon 9000. I 've downloaded the Omega display driver at http://www.driverheavendownloads.net/omegadrive.htm
Basically there are two things to remeber.
1. The video signals should be detected by TV automatically. If not, then we need to force the TV detection
2. Video plays only in one monitor, that is in primary monitor. So, we need to make the TV as primary monitor.
Navigate, Display->Settings -> Advanced ->Displays
Select TV as start, and select laptop monitor as stop (toggle with power-on/off icon for both these options).
There you go!
magisaacs
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November 11th, 2005 20:00
Thanks very much for you help.
The only issue I have now is that the TV is always shown as 'not connected' and I have to switch the TV display on and 'apply' the setting.
At least I can drive the TV though!
Mike
Jo_1
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December 6th, 2005 23:00
could you please give me your setup so i can compare ?
-drivers (with tv out working)
-bios
-os ?
THANKS!
Jo
Message Edited by Jo_1 on 12-06-2005 07:05 PM
Drabert
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December 13th, 2005 02:00
i am also having a hard time getting this to function properly. When i go to the Properties->Settings->Advanced->Displays i can not get the s-video to work. I have updated the drivers and tried powering the system down and connecting the cables and re-starting the system without any luck. I do not understand how to reflash the bios so that could be causing it. Can anyone help us?
djjd5000
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December 13th, 2005 13:00
I am able to get mine to work by doing the following:
Hook laptop to TV via s-video out
Power up laptop and turn on TV
Go to Control Panel à Display
Click on “Settings” tab
Click on “Advanced” button
Click on “Displays” tab
Click on the upper left part of the “TV” icon heading
VOILA!
]d
Jo_1
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December 13th, 2005 14:00
I found a way to make it work, this is my settings (may not be , but it worked for me)
1- bios A16
2- set video card as in the bios
3- install the ATI drivers -> rad_w2kxp_omega_2675a_7z.exe
4- Make sure you plug the video cable to a TV and that the setting on the TV/video is selected BEFORE booting.
5- Do not use an rca->cable modulator. (it may work, but for me it wasn't working.) I used a different input to test with and it worked only with the TV.
6- Also make sure your cable is OK. I tried with a cheap homemade RCA cable, and it wasn't working.
7- then go to ->Settings->Advanced->Displays, activate the TV. (open troubleshoot, and force detection.)
- if its not working, mess with #4, #5 and #6. and REBOOT.
Hope it will help
Jo
Drabert
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December 20th, 2005 09:00
thank you very much... i finally got it to work... updated the drivers, turned everything off, powered up the tv and then powered up the laptop... thanks for the help
Drabert
dstrahm
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January 2nd, 2006 17:00