#Alienware hdmi not working software

I've tried launching a game and then plugging in the monitor but the issue stays the same, I've also tried setting the laptop to only use the 970m in the Nvidia control panel but that has not worked. The HDMI port on the back of my laptop I believe is directly on the GTX 970M so when plugging in the HDMI to DP cable it isn't being recognized since theВ 970 isn't being used.

#Alienware hdmi not working software

I believe the issue is with Nvidia Optimus, as far as I am aware Optimus is the software used to swap between integrated graphics card and discrete GPU, the integrated graphics card is always used except for in gaming which CPUID HWmonitor has shown me since GTX 970m utilization stays at 0 until in gaming. Under Display in the control panel no second monitor is detected and under device manager it is not recognized either. The monitor recognizes that a DP cable has been plugged in but gets no signal from the laptop. I have a very unique issue with my Alienware 15 R2 (i77 6700HQ GTX 970M), I have determined what I believe to be the issue but not a fix.В I want to use a second monitor so I purchased a HDMI to DisplayPort cable, and plugged it in.