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    Laptop screen goes blank when using HDMI cord

    Found the solution, there is a setting on the laptop that changes the HDMI port to accepting incoming video to outputting video. An update defaulted this setting to accepting video. The hotkey to change this setting on an Alienware18 is FN + F9
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    Laptop screen goes blank when using HDMI cord

    Using Windows 7, running on an Alienware18 with dual GTX 780m. After a recent update whenever I use my HDMI port to use my TV as a second monitor, my laptop screen goes black after a few seconds. I have made sure I was in "Extend" mode, and updated my drivers for my graphics cards. There is a...