was using S-video also? Or wasn't it?
From your description until now everything points to the hardware.
Kees
Hi guys.
I used to connect my inspiron 1720 to my TV via s-video port and everything was perfect in Windows Vista Ultimate and Windows Xp Professional. But now I cann't connect it. I am trying to resolve the problem by myself during last two weeks without any result.
My laptop is a Dell Inspiron 1720 with NVidea GeForce 8600M GT. I know that the cable and the TV are fine because I checked with a DVD reader. I know that the NVidea is fine because I checked dual display functionality with another Dell monitor. I tried to uninstall/install drivers, uninstall/install video codecs, use [Fn/F
and wait more than a minute, etc... I tried to find the s-video port in the BIOS but it is not there.
I have three OS in my Laptop, Windows Vista, Xp and Ubuntu, and today I have just tried to setup dual display in Ubuntu but the problem persists in this OS.
Has anyone any idea about this?
Best regards,
Alvaro

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