Enabling TV-Out

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Hi Can someone please help me with what driver updates do I need to
download and from where for following to work on my WinXP Professional


I checked on the IBM Support site that to Enabling TV-Out in my laptop
i need to do following steps but I don't see these options on my
currect Inter Graphics setup
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Setup instructions for Intel Extreme Graphics Chipset
(http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/MIGR-58625.html#ie)
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Connect the S-Video cable and audio leads (optional) to the S-Video out
port and audio jack ports as shown below on your ThinkPad system to
your TV.

The S-Video port is typically located on the left side or back of the
system


Right click a blank area on the desktop and move the mouse arrow down
to Graphics Options, then to Output To as shown below.

Graphics Options > Output To > Inter (R) Dual Display Clone >
Television+Notebook

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Q 1 .... I don;t see 'Television+Notebook' under Inter (R) Dual
Display Clone menu (as mentioned above) All i see is 'Monitor+Notebook'

Q 2 .....Also do't see anything to change the output from NTSC to PAL
under Display Properties > Advanced > Intel R Extreme Grpahics 2 for
Mobile > Graphics Properties


Q 3 .....Do i need to update my Graphis Driver (Which i am bit scared
to do)

Can someone please help

Thanks in Advance
Nitin
I
 
Hi Can someone please help me with what driver updates do I need to
download and from where for following to work on my WinXP Professional


I checked on the IBM Support site that to Enabling TV-Out in my laptop
i need to do following steps but I don't see these options on my
currect Inter Graphics setup
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Setup instructions for Intel Extreme Graphics Chipset
(http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/MIGR-58625.html#ie)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Connect the S-Video cable and audio leads (optional) to the S-Video out
port and audio jack ports as shown below on your ThinkPad system to
your TV.

The S-Video port is typically located on the left side or back of the
system


Right click a blank area on the desktop and move the mouse arrow down
to Graphics Options, then to Output To as shown below.

Graphics Options > Output To > Inter (R) Dual Display Clone >
Television+Notebook

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Q 1 .... I don;t see 'Television+Notebook' under Inter (R) Dual
Display Clone menu (as mentioned above) All i see is 'Monitor+Notebook'

Q 2 .....Also do't see anything to change the output from NTSC to PAL
under Display Properties > Advanced > Intel R Extreme Grpahics 2 for
Mobile > Graphics Properties


Q 3 .....Do i need to update my Graphis Driver (Which i am bit scared
to do)

Can someone please help

Thanks in Advance
Nitin
I
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Some natural questions would be:

1) What notebook is this ?
2) What chipset does it use ? My presumption here, is the chipset
built-in graphics is being used. (CPUZ - mainboard tab perhaps)
http://www.cpuid.com/cpuz.php
http://www.cpuid.com/download/cpu-z-138.zip
3) What connectors does the side of the notebook have. Your
current results suggest there is a VGA connector on the
notebook. An Svideo mini-din or RCA connector implies TV.

Mini-din
http://www-307.ibm.com/pc/support/site.wss/videoout.gif

RCA composite video (some RCA jacks shown here as examples)
http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2006-3/1163045/frontinputs.jpg

It seems like the driver has concluded the hardware interfaces
are "internal LCD" and "external VGA 15 pin".

What you might try doing, is *make sure* there is a 75 ohm load
on the RCA jack, if one is present. Connect a 75 ohm cable from the
TV RCA jack, to the notebook RCA jack. Video chips have "jack
sensing", and sometimes the sensing is faulty for TV. Some
other GPU makers offer a "force detection" option in their
display control panel, to force recognition of a video
port connected device. What I cannot tell you, is whether
"jack detection" is preventing you from getting the option
you want, or not. Try cabling up so the TV is ready to go,
and reboot.

I would work with the Display Control Panel, and check what
options are offered in there. At least one control panel
I've worked with here (Nview), has a "mini-install" operation
you do within the control panel itself, before multiple
monitor capabilities are displayed. I don't expect Intel
did something stupid like that, assuming this is an Intel
chipset we're talking about.

Paul
 
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