Please help me with a Radeon express 200 connecting to TV

[zetax]

Hi there.
I have a Compaq M2000 series with an Ati Radeon xpress200 video adapter. So I want to connect it to my tv, it's an old (1997) Sony Trinitron. I have a s-video adapter connected to the laptop that is connected to a composite video cable attached to my tv, but the system doesnt recognizes the tv as a monitor or anything.

MY CONNECTION:
LAPTOP TV OUT----S-VIDEO ADAPTER---COMPOSITE CABLE----TV

My tv doesnt have an s-video input, only composite.
what am I doing wrong? Please help me and thanks in advance!

 

[jessica717]

help!!!

i am having the same problem. i have tried every thing i can think of to fix it and it just doesn't work. i even called tech support and they had know idea what they were talking about.

 

[wolfram]

Hi and welcome to Techspot both of you!

Have you tried to update the video drivers to the latest version?
We need to know that first.

Good luck!

 

[zetax]

Drivers updated

Ok, I have updated my drivers and that didnt work, so I decided to buy another adapter that connects my laptop's s-video connector to a composite cable that conects to my tv and... it worked!
The problem was in the adapter, even both are similar, but the last one was ok. It costed me $us 30 in Bolivia (South AMerica).

 

[wolfram]

Glad you could make it work!

 

[jessica717]

thanks alot for your help guys!!! i guess i will try buying another s-video to composite cable. thanks alot this thing was driving me crazy!