Laptop Gaming problem.

[dmw2692004]

I use the laptop in my sig as a desktop replacement and have it hooked up to a 19" samgsung LCD monitor when im not on the road.

When i am on the road and at a hotel, or at my lakehouse i would like to game on my 15.4inch laptop monitor. The problem is, when i try to game on my 15.4 inch monitor the screen just flickers and nothing happens. Some games pop up and say that i need new direct X drivers, and when i upgrade my direct X drivers it doesnt help.

Does anyone know how to fix this. Im using the laptop in my sig.

Thanks

Dmw.

 

[gdehmlow]

Go to start, Run... then type in "dxdiag", the hit the tab display and tell me what version of DirectX is listed there.

Try going to this link and getting the latest update:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...38-DB71-4C1B-BC6A-9B6652CD92A3&displaylang=en

They update your video card drivers here:
http://ati.amd.com/support/driver.html

 

[dmw2692004]

Go to start, Run... then type in "dxdiag", the hit the tab display and tell me what version of DirectX is listed there.

Try going to this link and getting the latest update:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...38-DB71-4C1B-BC6A-9B6652CD92A3&displaylang=en

They update your video card drivers here:
http://ati.amd.com/support/driver.html

it says i have directX 9.0 so im up to date. and my video card drivers are up to date.

 

[elitehacker]

Does it say DX9B or DX9C? Do you have the latest drivers?

 

[dmw2692004]

Does it say DX9B or DX9C? Do you have the latest drivers?

DX9C

and yes. i have the latests drivers.

 

[gdehmlow]

Can you take us a screen shot of this flickering also? Does the laptop screen normally work outside of games? You are saying you can't game on the your laptop screen, but an external one right?

 

[dmw2692004]

Can you take us a screen shot of this flickering also? Does the laptop screen normally work outside of games? You are saying you can't game on the your laptop screen, but an external one right?

The laptop screen works for everything except gaming.

Games only work on my external monitor and not on the laptop screen.


Here is a SC of my setup for referance:

 

[gdehmlow]

Have you tried right clicking on your desktop > Properties > Settings > Advanced > Monitor and changing the refresh rate?

 

[elitehacker]

I think I know what your flickering it, I think its to do with the graphics card. I have a MX440 on a LCD and everything I set my resolution to 1024x768 it flickers, have you tried changing the screen resolution and see if that will help?

 

[dmw2692004]

yes.

 

[elitehacker]

Yes as in it worked? Yes what?

 

[dmw2692004]

Yes as in it worked? Yes what?

yes as in, i tried to change the resolution settings and all but that didnt work.

 

[macnoob]

uh yeah i had oblivion on my step moms pc and it flickered(and it would go all white too) because the graphics card wasnt right for it so maybe you cant play the game you want to play