Re: No video

[Luke Gerhardt <lgerhardt@xxxxxxxxx>]

Can you go back to a working restore point, check for Windows Updates, 
and see if it's suggesting a video card driver?  If so, you can tell it 
to not suggest that driver again.  Otherwise, you may have to step 
through updates individually or in small groups until you can tell which 
one is blowing up your system.  Then, tell it not to suggest that update.

To troubleshoot any issues particular to that video chipset, we'd need 
to know specifics about make/model/etc.

On 12/16/2011 11:03 AM, pctech-request@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> date: Fri, 16 Dec 2011 11:03:18 -0500
> from:daparnin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> subject: [PCTECH] No video
>
> I've got a new PC with a fresh install of Windows 7 Pro, 64-bit.  The PC
> boots, windows starts, and then the monitor says that there is no signal
> and goes to sleep.  The hard drive light flashes occasionally like it's
> waiting for a log in but I can't tell.  If I boot into safe mode or the
> last working startup then it displays fine.  This first started when I
> loaded the chipset and other drivers following the Windows install.  I
> reverted to the last working startup, loaded the drivers individually, and
> it was OK.  I rebooted and it was still OK.  I ran Windows Update and it
> lost the video signal again.  I reverted to the last working startup and
> it was OK.  I let my wife use it to get on the Internet and a day later
> she said that it was doing it again.
>
> It's a DVI video output on the motherboard with no VGA, although the
> monitor supports both.  I do have a decent DVI card that I could stick in
> it but I would prefer to get it working as is.  Ideas?
>
>
> Dave Parnin