Just black & white output on TV

[askwar]

Hi!

I've got a Dell Precision m50 notebook with a nVidia Quadro4 GoGL graphics chipset. The notebook has a SVHS output thru which I connected my TV with a 4 wire SVHS cable. In the display settings of Windows XP SP1, I've accessed the nView "control panel". There I've set the 2nd display (my TV) to be "cloned" from the primary display. After doing so, I've got the Windows desktop on the TV - however, it's just black and white.

I've tried setting the "output format" to NTSC-M, PAL-G and PAL-B, but this didn't change anything (ie. still just black & white output). I've also tried hooking up the TV directly to the SVHS output jack, as well as through the adaptor which Dell delivered with the notebook. Didn't change anything.

What do I have to do, to get color output on my TV?

Thanks a lot,

Alexander

 

[bacillus]

I've also tried hooking up the TV directly to the SVHS output jack, as well as through the adaptor which Dell delivered with the notebook.

is this adapter the s video to rca connector?
also make sure you have a setting in your bios (not present in the I3x00 and I4x00 series) set to NTSC if you are in the US, PAL for Europe

 

[bacillus]

btw welcome to the forums!

 

[llc00ljoel]

check for any damage to the connectors on the Svideo side...