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Re: Intel WIDI working on Alienware m11x R3 w/ Core i3 2357M

webadmin@intel.com — Sat, 04 Aug 2012 02:25:37 GMT

I've been trying to get my Alienware M11x R3 to work with Widi for over a year. I've kept it updated with the latest drivers and even updated the firmware in the Netgear PTV2000HD. I know the Netgear device works as I can get my wife's HP dv6-6173cl to connect without a problem.

My Alienware M11x R3 is configured with:

Intel i7-2617M processor
16GB memory
Intel® Centrino® Advanced-N + WiMAX 6250 AGN wireless adapter
NVIDIA GeForce GT 540M - 8.17.12.9573
Intel PROSet/Wireless 15.1.1.1 driver
Intel Processor Graphics 3000 - 8.15.10.2696 driver
Intel WiDi software 3.1.29.0
Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit

I would truly love to get this working!

Re: Unable to send desktop to remote display

webadmin@intel.com — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 02:30:52 GMT

Since my last post, I noticed Microsoft release a new Intel HD Graphics family driver 8.15.10.2509 (8/31/2011). Since installing that driver and rebooting, I was still not able using the Integrated Graphics selection to make and keep a connection to the PTV2000 to work with a Samsung 1080p TV. But, if I start the WiDi application by selecting to use the High-Performance (NVida) graphics adapter, I was now able to connect and maintain the connection to the PTV2000. It now turns the screen black and I can now see a arrow cursor which I can move around. The PTV2000 indicated that there was a firmware update, which I then was able to successfully install. After rebooting the PTV2000, I recieved the same behavior as described above.

Close, but not yet there completely !

Re: Unable to send desktop to remote display

webadmin@intel.com — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 01:00:23 GMT

I've tried both the suggestion of starting the WiDi software with both the Integrated Graphics and the High-Performance (NVidia) menu picks without any

success. I've noticed that if I tried repeatedly, I something will get it to connect, but nothing is displayed on the TV and the WiDi software no longer responds. At this point, I must kill the processes and typically must reboot the laptop in order to be able to attempt to start the WiDi software again.

Based on a reply in Netgear's forum for the PTV2000, I tried the same experiement on a Sony Bravia (720p) and a Samsung (1080p) TV with the exact same results. Reported in the Netgear forum is that the PTV2000 only works with TV that can do 1080p.

Not sure what to try next?

Re: Unable to send desktop to remote display

webadmin@intel.com — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 20:15:52 GMT

Close, but not working yet. Have upgraded everything you've suggested to the latest.

BTW, the Intel auto-detect utility didn't detect that there was an updated driver for the Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6250 AGN device, It stated that 14.0.0.* was the latest. Regardless, I was able to locate the driver management software and updated both.

The Alienware M11x R3 cane with Intel WiDi already installed, so that was the first thing I tried. When that didn't work, I hit this forum and the appropriate one at Netgear to see whether others were having the same issue and whether they had found a resolution.

I'm still gettingh the Unable to send desktop to remote display message after upgrading all of the drivers and software. What I couldn't find in the Nvidia Control Panel was the ability to change the seeting to Power Save. Perhaps its under a different setting now in Windows 7 64-bit.

I appreciate your previous quick response and hope to find a solution soon. Got a number of other folks looking into investing in this setup if I can show them it working.

Re: Unable to send desktop to remote display

webadmin@intel.com — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 04:53:27 GMT

Like many in this thread, I too am unable to make this work correctly with the Netgear PTV2000 and an Alienware M11x R3.

I've made sure that I'm running all of the latest software, but I still recieve the Unable to send dekstop to remote display error message when I attempt to connect.

I'm attempting to make the following configuration work:

Netgear PTV2000
Alienware M11x R3 running Windows 7 Home Premium patched to the latest
Intel WiDi software 2.1.42.0
Intel HD graphics 8.15.10.2342
Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6250 AGN 14.0.0.113

Any ides would be greatly appreciated as I've been waiting to utlilize this technology for a while.