I have just got a Port Replicator to my Dell D820.

I try to connect the S-Video to my to, but nothing happens. Can somone
help me plz ?

Sorry for my bad english - im from denmark. :)

Getting TV out working is extremely difficult on most laptops. It
involved the BIOS and Windows both, and usually a utility from the maker
of the video chip. It often takes me several hours of fooling around to
get it working. Also, on most laptops, if the TV isn't connected when
the computer is turned on, the port is disabled and will not work until
you subsequently turn the computer off and back on with the TV connected.


Jenne wrote:
> I have just got a Port Replicator to my Dell D820.
>
> I try to connect the S-Video to my to, but nothing happens. Can somone
> help me plz ?
>
> Sorry for my bad english - im from denmark. :)
>

"Barry Watzman" <WatzmanNOSPAM@neo.rr.com> wrote in message
news:4565D675.10202@neo.rr.com
> Jenne wrote:
>> I have just got a Port Replicator to my Dell D820.
>>
>> I try to connect the S-Video to my to, but nothing happens. Can
>> somone help me plz ?
>>
>> Sorry for my bad english - im from denmark. :)
>
> Getting TV out working is extremely difficult on most laptops. It
> involved the BIOS and Windows both, and usually a utility from the
> maker of the video chip. It often takes me several hours of fooling
> around to get it working. Also, on most laptops, if the TV isn't
> connected when the computer is turned on, the port is disabled and
> will not work until you subsequently turn the computer off and back
> on with the TV connected.

Oh it isn't that hard. Usually not much harder than getting an external
monitor to fire up.

--
Bill

"BillW50" <BillW50@aol.kom> wrote in message
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> "Barry Watzman" <WatzmanNOSPAM@neo.rr.com> wrote in message
> news:4565D675.10202@neo.rr.com
>> Jenne wrote:
>>> I have just got a Port Replicator to my Dell D820.
>>>
>>> I try to connect the S-Video to my to, but nothing happens. Can
>>> somone help me plz ?
>>>
>>> Sorry for my bad english - im from denmark. :)
>>
>> Getting TV out working is extremely difficult on most laptops. It
>> involved the BIOS and Windows both, and usually a utility from the
>> maker of the video chip. It often takes me several hours of fooling
>> around to get it working. Also, on most laptops, if the TV isn't
>> connected when the computer is turned on, the port is disabled and
>> will not work until you subsequently turn the computer off and back
>> on with the TV connected.
>
> Oh it isn't that hard. Usually not much harder than getting an external
> monitor to fire up.
>

It can be. It rather depends on the laptop. I have come across laptops
that more or less work out of the box. I have also come across laptops that
no amount of persuading will get the video output to work, and it's only
after several hours with technical support, that you discover that some
utility or other is missing from the laptop's build.