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cubs_fan · 07-22-2007, 11:29 PM

I'm running Windows XP on a Dell Inspiron B130 laptop with an Intel 915 GM/GMS Express Chipset. I'm trying to connect the laptop to my Samsung LN-T4061F LCD TV via a VGA cable. When I first tried this, there was no video at all. Wanting to make sure that everything was ok with the VGA port on the laptop, I connected the laptop to an external monitor (made by eMachines), and the video was fine. Then comes the weird part. After I disconnected the laptop from the monitor, I reconnected the laptop to the television, and the video suddenly appeared. Everything works great until I shutdown or restart the laptop, and then the video won't show up on the television unless I connect the laptop to the monitor first. Also, I've tried this on all sorts of different resolutions, and the results are the same every time.

I'm using the most updated driver Dell offers for the chipset, and although I've read some threads that say it might be necessary to enable the TV-out on the laptop, I haven't found a way to do that (I can find no option for that through dispay properties..settings..advanced or through the BIOS). I'm not sure what enabling VGA or TV-out entails, but could it be enabled or activated when the laptop is connected to the monitor? As much fun as it would be to leave a clunky monitor in my living room just to allow my laptop to transmit video to my TV, I'm really looking for a more permanent and less awkward solution, if one exists (and I'm thinking one must). Any help would be appreciated.

07-22-2007, 11:29 PM	#1 (permalink)
cubs_fan Registered User Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 22 OS: Win XP	[SOLVED] I'm Stumped: Laptop to TV I'm running Windows XP on a Dell Inspiron B130 laptop with an Intel 915 GM/GMS Express Chipset. I'm trying to connect the laptop to my Samsung LN-T4061F LCD TV via a VGA cable. When I first tried this, there was no video at all. Wanting to make sure that everything was ok with the VGA port on the laptop, I connected the laptop to an external monitor (made by eMachines), and the video was fine. Then comes the weird part. After I disconnected the laptop from the monitor, I reconnected the laptop to the television, and the video suddenly appeared. Everything works great until I shutdown or restart the laptop, and then the video won't show up on the television unless I connect the laptop to the monitor first. Also, I've tried this on all sorts of different resolutions, and the results are the same every time. I'm using the most updated driver Dell offers for the chipset, and although I've read some threads that say it might be necessary to enable the TV-out on the laptop, I haven't found a way to do that (I can find no option for that through dispay properties..settings..advanced or through the BIOS). I'm not sure what enabling VGA or TV-out entails, but could it be enabled or activated when the laptop is connected to the monitor? As much fun as it would be to leave a clunky monitor in my living room just to allow my laptop to transmit video to my TV, I'm really looking for a more permanent and less awkward solution, if one exists (and I'm thinking one must). Any help would be appreciated.