Q180 will not connect to TV

Question

Hi I can not get my Q180 to connect to any TV via the HDMI cable.  I have tried different HDMI cables and different TVs but there is no signal. The only way I can connect is via the VGA and therefore have no sound. Any help would be of great assistance.  Thanks

Answer 1

Ref: "if you have the current amd gfx card drivers installed right click the red ball with grey balls around it next to clock mine has 1 to 6 on it and 2-6 are the only ones i can extend try that"
No, Intel display adapter not AMD in my Lenovo Q190 so unfortunately the above not applicable.
Ref: "if not right click your desktop goto screen resolution then click detect to look for your tv (tv must be on and on the right source)"
Yeah, there's never beena problem detecting my LCD TV. It finds that without problem.
Ref: "another thing to try is in the bios look for display or gfx card settings and select a diff option like scan/auto or hdmi"
Double checked in the BIOS, but couldn't find anything relevant to the display settings. So no joy there unfortunately.
But thanks for taking the time to suggest possible things to try. Appreciate any help.
It's getting a little annoying now when I realise the amount of time that I have spent tinkering and tweaking trying to get my Lenovo Q190 to communicate with my Toshiba Smart TV via HDMI. Not completely sure whether the fault (if it is a fault) lies with Lenovo, with my Toshiba TV or whether it is incompatibility between the two. The fact that Lenovo make a distinct point about ensuring that the refresh rate is set to below 60Hz, in the instruction booklet, convinces me that this is more than probable where the problem lies - especially as the refresh rate is set exactly at 60 Hz on  mine and one that I am, at present, unable to reduce permanently. I can only presume that some protection circuitry is employed to shut down the HDMI output if, and whenever, it detects that the 'refresh rate' is set at 60Hz or higher. The problem is that if this is the case then it's a bit of a catch22 chicken and egg situation. If the protection is activated and there is no display, how do you adjust the refresh rate to below 60 Hz? Wiered!
As GJST has the same problem it would seem to suggest the problem lies with Lenovo. I see he's decided to return his to Lenovo. I may have to do the same eventually, if I cannot get it to work. Either that or I will have to use VGA and sort another cabe out for the audio - which is why I wanted to use HDMI, ie: just one neat cabe. Anyone know whether Lenovo support is any good? I might give them a ring/email and see if they have any suggestions.