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Last night, I bought a new Acer 27" S271HL GBIDX Monitor at BestBuy. I set up the monitor and connected it to my tower via a DVI cable and a HDMI cable. The monitor would turn on but would not detect signal from either source. After failing to detect a source, the monitor turns blank. I tried a variety of methods in attempt to solve this dilemma, such as trying different DVI and HDMI cords. The monitor came with a VGA cord but my graphics card only has a DVI, HDMI, and DisplayPort Cable slots. The monitor does not has a DisplayPort Cable slot.
Anyways, after returning the monitor in exchange for a replacement (of the same model), I set up the replacement monitor and HUZAH! - Signal is detected under the DVI source when I start my PC ... but wait! - after Windows 10 boots (and before the Windows User Log-in screen appears), my screen becomes blank. Okay ... I attempted several more restarts and the same issue occurs.
Time to try restarting in Safe Mode, right? Incredible! While using, Safe Mode (with networking) I am able to log into my user and enter my Desktop. I attempt to find Drivers for the new monitor, and had no luck. Under my Device Manager, several Audio Drivers including the Display Driver for the monitor have hazzard signs on them, yet when I automatically check for new available drivers, Windows finds nothing.
So at this point my PC starts to act strange. I could not use my keyboard to type in the Windows Search Bar, which I resolved quickly with an online fix. Then, every time I would open my Settings and go to Updates (for Windows updates), the Settings application would crash. I could browse everywhere else in Settings, just not Updates.
So, I decide to "Reset my PC", because I'm not sure what else to do. The PC fully re-installs Windows at 100%, and then proceeds to Update Windows ("Your PC may restart several times during this process"). During the second update it was installing, my Monitor goes blank. I become afraid to restart my PC. After long enough, I attempt to restart in Safe Mode. My PC tells me I cannot start in Safe Mode because Windows 10 is still installing, it tells me to restart again normally. I do. Windows Logo comes up, then a blank screen before I can get to the log-in or anything in between. I'm not sure if this is an issue with my display or Windows 10. I may try to connect my PC to my old monitor again and see what happens. My PC was perfectly fine before I set up this new monitor.
Help!
Last night, I bought a new Acer 27" S271HL GBIDX Monitor at BestBuy. I set up the monitor and connected it to my tower via a DVI cable and a HDMI cable. The monitor would turn on but would not detect signal from either source. After failing to detect a source, the monitor turns blank. I tried a variety of methods in attempt to solve this dilemma, such as trying different DVI and HDMI cords. The monitor came with a VGA cord but my graphics card only has a DVI, HDMI, and DisplayPort Cable slots. The monitor does not has a DisplayPort Cable slot.
Anyways, after returning the monitor in exchange for a replacement (of the same model), I set up the replacement monitor and HUZAH! - Signal is detected under the DVI source when I start my PC ... but wait! - after Windows 10 boots (and before the Windows User Log-in screen appears), my screen becomes blank. Okay ... I attempted several more restarts and the same issue occurs.
Time to try restarting in Safe Mode, right? Incredible! While using, Safe Mode (with networking) I am able to log into my user and enter my Desktop. I attempt to find Drivers for the new monitor, and had no luck. Under my Device Manager, several Audio Drivers including the Display Driver for the monitor have hazzard signs on them, yet when I automatically check for new available drivers, Windows finds nothing.
So at this point my PC starts to act strange. I could not use my keyboard to type in the Windows Search Bar, which I resolved quickly with an online fix. Then, every time I would open my Settings and go to Updates (for Windows updates), the Settings application would crash. I could browse everywhere else in Settings, just not Updates.
So, I decide to "Reset my PC", because I'm not sure what else to do. The PC fully re-installs Windows at 100%, and then proceeds to Update Windows ("Your PC may restart several times during this process"). During the second update it was installing, my Monitor goes blank. I become afraid to restart my PC. After long enough, I attempt to restart in Safe Mode. My PC tells me I cannot start in Safe Mode because Windows 10 is still installing, it tells me to restart again normally. I do. Windows Logo comes up, then a blank screen before I can get to the log-in or anything in between. I'm not sure if this is an issue with my display or Windows 10. I may try to connect my PC to my old monitor again and see what happens. My PC was perfectly fine before I set up this new monitor.
Help!