Symptom(s):

• Television is not recognized.
• Unable to enable TV-out.

Solution:

The following steps should resolve most problems with being unable to enable TV-out:

1. Enable TV-out in the Intel® Graphics Driver tab:
   

   Click Start » Control Panel (or Settings » Control Panel) » Display » Settings » Advanced » Intel® Extreme Graphics or Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator Driver » Graphics Properties, and then select TV as the Display Device and click OK.

2. Shut down the computer, attach the TV-out cable and power on the TV.
3. Detach the regular computer monitor from the computer, power on the computer, and then check the Intel Graphics Driver tab to see if the TV is detected.
4. Lower the desktop screen resolution to 1024x768 or below.
5. Check the BIOS setup for a setting to enable TV-out at bootup.
6. Update the system BIOS. Check with the computer manufacturer for system BIOS updates.
7. Update to the latest graphics drivers.

See also:

• Identifying the TV-out or DVI chip used with integrated graphics
• TV-out is Black & White (NTSC/PAL/SECAM selection)

This applies to:

Intel® 82830M Graphics and Memory Controller Hub (GMCH) Intel® 82845G Graphics Controller Intel® 82852/82855 Graphics Controller Family Intel® 82865G Graphics and Memory Controller Hub (GMCH) Intel® 82915G/82910GL Express Chipset Family Intel® 82945G Express Chipset Mobile Intel® 915GM/GMS, 910GML Express Chipset Family