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How do I connect my Dell Studio 15 labtop to my LCD TV?

• I cannot seem to get my brand new Dell Studio 15 laptop with a Radeon Mobil 4570, to connect to my Broksonic 32” CCVG-3276 LCD TV properly. I have searched through to online support items without any success. Another problem I seem to be having is that the online support chat page does not want to load on my laptop. All other websites work fine, but after I fill out my info on the page before the chat I click start session, then the page comes up and after a few minutes tells me I have connection problems. Then I click diagnose connection problems and Windows tells me that there is no problem. This problem is secondary to me getting the connection from the laptop to the TV though. I know that the HDMI cable is good, because it is the same cable that we use from the cable box to the TV. I am also using the same input from the laptop to the TV as we do with the cable box. So, I know I have the TV on the correct input. I also know that the input on the TV works fine as well, because when connected to the cable box the picture comes up fine. I know that I have the latest drivers for the Radeon Mobil 4570. I downloaded them directly from the ATI website just to be sure. I think that it was supposed to have been preloaded on the laptop, but when the trouble started I downloaded and installed them. I know that the laptop recognizes the TV when the HDMI cable is connected, because it comes up as “ORION” along with the laptop monitor in the devices menu of the catalyst control center. I have it set to duel display, so that both the laptop and TV should have the same screen. Also, I know that the “ORION” device is the TV, because when I disconnect the HDMI cable from the laptop it disappears. I also know that the TV recognized the signal from the laptop, because whenever I restart the computer the screen that has the Dell symbol as well as the load bar at the bottom when it just starts to boot up shows on both the TV screen and the laptop screen. However, as soon as the windows screen starts to load the TV goes black, and the laptop continues to have picture and load like usual. This television has been hooked to a laptop before. My girlfriend has a Mac book that she connects to the TV on a regular basis. I’ve copied the specifications for both the TV and the laptop below; you will also find my dell customer (108987651)and purchase numbers (2001646186425)as well. The service tag (4TCSKL1) is at the top of the laptop specification.If you could please offer some advice I would be very appreciative. Best Regards, [email protected] Broksonic 32” CCVG-3276 LCD TV BASIC FEATURES * High Definition Digital TV (1080i Display) * Integrated Digital Tuner (ATSC, Clear QAM) * Receives Over-the-Air DTV Broadcast Signals * 32 (16:9) Wide TFT LCD * Display 16:9 (1366 x 768) * Contrast 1500:1 * Response time 8ms(Grey to Grey) * 3 D Comb Filter * MountVesa200 * Energy Star DIMENSIONS * Unit (W X D X H) 32.4 x 11.20 x 23.80 * Carton (W X D X H) 36.0 x 13.18 x 28.38 * Unit Weight (lbs) 31.1 * Carton Weight (lbs) 38.0 * Unit Color Black JACK CONFIGURATION * HDMI Input x 2 * Component In Jack: (480i, 480p, 720p, 1080i) * S-Video Input * A/V Input x 2 * PC Input * Digital Audio Out (Coaxial) * Audio Output ACCESSORIES * Remote Control * Battery2A x 2 Order Date: 02/17/2010 DellPurchase ID: 2001646186425 What is Dell Purchase ID? Customer Number: 108987651 Service Tag: 4TCSKL1 Change Service Tag System Type: Studio Laptop 1558 Ship Date: 2/24/2010 Dell IBU: Americas Quantity Parts # Part Description 1 3MHY4 Ship Group, Notebook, North, English, 1558, Dell Americas Organization 1 01323 INFORMATION..., NO ITEM 1 132CN KIT..., DOCUMENTATION..., ENGLAND/ENGLISH..., STUDIO..., ARN, 15X, D/B 1 3W445 INFORMATION..., NOTEBOOK ORDER 1 F009M SHIPPING MATERIAL..., NOTEBOOK..., LCD-KYBD, 15.6 1 U943P TECHNICAL SHEET..., DRIVER DOWNLOAD, ENGLAND/ENGLISH... 1 X836K TECHNICAL SHEET..., SOFTWARE..., FI-BACKUP-WEBSITE, ENGLAND/ENGLISH... 1 D2T16 SERVICE INSTALL MODULE, SOFTWARE, STUDIO, 1558 1 2MTGF SERVICE CHARGE..., APPLICATION..., QIK-SET, STUDIO, 1558 1 57154 Service Charge, Software, Windows 98, Fully Integrated System Test 1 58548 INFORMATION..., SOFTWARE..., UTILITY-PARTITION, 10MB 1 8564U INFORMATION..., SOFTWARE..., DEFAULT, NEW TECHNOLOGY FILE SYSTEM... 1 9NPF9 SERVICE CHARGE..., DRIVER..., TOUCHPAD..., STUDIO, 1558 1 HG095 Service Charge, Software On Board Diagnostics, Notebook 1 JCKXJ SERVICE CHARGE..., DRIVER..., INTEL..., TBT, STUDIO..., 1558 1 JM634 SERVICE CHARGE..., OPERATING SYSTEM..., PRL-PEV 1 JXF6J SERVICE CHARGE..., DRIVER..., MEI, STUDIO..., 1558 1 M951C SERVICE CHARGE..., SOFTWARE..., GUIDE..., CLIENT

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  If you couldn't find it on Dell site easy, you could try a program I use. It automatically updates your drivers, saves me a lot of time and frustration. Take a look here for those drivers. http://www.dell-drivers.org/ You can also search by the following link: http://www.computing.net/forums/