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Delgore62 · 10-01-2007, 06:40 PM

Thanks for the quick reply.

OK, I uninstalled Driver and Catalyst through Add/Remove in VGA. I then rebooted.

I then made the dumb mistake of guiding windows to where the ATI driver was located and part way in got a 1 second BSOD then a reboot.

Once it came back up (still in VGA mode) I canceled windows installer and ran the ATI installer instead. Everything installed fine and I rebooted.

I let Windows load normal and still the same problem of the monitor turning off.

I did notice HD activity so I tried a little experiment. Using the keyboard I entered Windows even though I had a black screen.

2 Tab's, user password and 1 Enter later I was in Windows but still the monitor was off receiving no signal.

Again using the keyboard I hit "Windows Key", Up Arrow, Enter, "R" and Enter to restart. It did so this lets me know that Windows is running just not sending a signal to the monitor.

I am still googling and hoping for that shot in the dark miracle :)

10-01-2007, 06:40 PM	#3 (permalink)
Delgore62 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 4 OS: XP Pro	Re: Monitor turns off after XP Splash/ possibly non-OS related Thanks for the quick reply. OK, I uninstalled Driver and Catalyst through Add/Remove in VGA. I then rebooted. I then made the dumb mistake of guiding windows to where the ATI driver was located and part way in got a 1 second BSOD then a reboot. Once it came back up (still in VGA mode) I canceled windows installer and ran the ATI installer instead. Everything installed fine and I rebooted. I let Windows load normal and still the same problem of the monitor turning off. I did notice HD activity so I tried a little experiment. Using the keyboard I entered Windows even though I had a black screen. 2 Tab's, user password and 1 Enter later I was in Windows but still the monitor was off receiving no signal. Again using the keyboard I hit "Windows Key", Up Arrow, Enter, "R" and Enter to restart. It did so this lets me know that Windows is running just not sending a signal to the monitor. I am still googling and hoping for that shot in the dark miracle :)