drewmate

Hey guys, I can not get the mini hdmi out to work at all on my TV.  I've tried everything I can possibly think of.  I've re-installed the drivers, tried connecting to just the TV without the monitor, and explored every Windows control panel setting and NVIDIA control panel setting I can think of, and I can never get it to detect my tv.  I know the cable and port work; they're the ones I normally use for my digital cable box.  The only things I can think of are the mini hdmi to hdmi adapter that came with my card, or maybe just the mini hdmi out is broken on my card.  Is there anything else I can try before I have to send this card back?  Anyone?

drewmate

My monitor doesn't have any HDMI inputs.  Just DVI and VGA, and the DVI works just fine.  The TV is a 24" Vizio.  It's probably 5-6 years old.  I'm not sure what its native resolution is... I think it is 720p.  I should also mention that I used a DVI->HDMI adapter to connect my old PC to this TV on multiple occasions and it detected the signal without a hitch.  So when I tried using that same cable here, I got the signal no problem, so it is only a problem when using the mini hdmi out.  I don't have any other HDMI devices to test compatibility with, so I don't know for sure, but it seems like a problem with the card.

drewmate

It doesn't appear to be hitting the case, but then again, it does seem to be a little loose.  I've tried pushing it in harder, but that doesn't seem to be accomplishing anything.

Which part of the plug is likely hitting my case?  I'm afraid to try shaving off part of the plastic, especially since I'm not even sure how a mini hdmi plug feels when properly secured.

drewmate

I tried shaving off a little bit of the plastic molding, and it still feels the same.  I don't think that that was the problem though.  Here's an interesting update.  I tried unplugging my monitor and using the mini hdmi out and my hdmi-DVI adapter.  I plugged the DVI in to my monitor and the HDMI end into the little dongle coming out of my card.  The monitor said no signal, but when I unplugged it, the monitor changed to "Cable not connected."  I tested it a few times to make sure, but it looks like it can tell when the cable is hooked up (so there must be SOMETHING going through the cable, just not a video signal...)  So I think the connectors work, but the card is just not pushing any video out.  Maybe it won't push video until it detects a display, and the display won't acknowledge until it detects video?  Sort of a chicken/egg problem maybe?  Any other ideas here?  I appreciate your help, because I'm really running out of ideas!

drewmate

HeavyHemi
Have you tried rebooting while having  the mini-hdmi>>>hdmi-DVI adapter connected to the monitor? 

Ok, here's some progress.  I just tried that and it worked... sort of.  This time it detected my monitor only as a "Generic non PnP Monitor."  And my max resolution is 128x720.  Also, the monitor doesn't even show up in the NVidia Control panel anymore.  I'll do some fiddling to see what I can figure out, but it's looking more and more like a driver issue, right?  The cables all appear to work, but it doesn't know how much info it can drive over the hdmi output.

drewmate

Ok, so I think the problem is the dongle after all.  I finally got the card to detect my TV, but it still wasn't outputting any video.  Then I tried just holding the plug in there, and pushing in and up on it.  After a few seconds, it started sending video to my TV.  As soon as I let go of the cable, it dropped a little bit, became loose and stopped sending video to the TV.  So, I guess the plug was just never "clicking" into place.  Like I said before, it never felt fully tight in there, but I wasn't sure how mini hdmi was supposed to feel. 

Does this sound like an issue with the cable or the card that is causing this connection to be loose?  Should I try buying another adapter? 

drewmate

Alright, thanks for the help.  I ordered a new cable (10' mini HDMI to HDMI) off Amazon.  We'll see if that fixes my problem.  I'll post back here when I get it all figured out.