Hi everyone,
The issue I've been having for the last few days is really starting to frustrate me. Here's my specs.
Intel i7 920 Processor (x64)
EVGA GTX 560
Dual Monitors (24" ViewSonic - 19" Hannspree)
Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit
The story goes like this. I removed my gpu (the GTX560) the other day, just to clean it and remove some dust. I was wearing a static bracelet, and was pretty careful with the compressed air duster. I put the card back in after my cleaning and made sure everything was secure. Then plugged the pc back in and rebooted. The pc went through BIOS and POST just fine, and through the windows loading screen. However, when it gets to the login screen both monitors lose signal and go black. I can hear the Windows login chime through the speakers, but I cannot see anything. I've unplugged and discharged the monitors to no avail. I can boot into safe mode, and the monitors work fine, so I know they are not the issue.
Here's what I've tried.
- Removed and reseated the GPU
- Booted into safe mode, uninstalled all Nvidia drivers and all display adapter drivers in the device manager. Rebooted and let windows reinstall them. Also re-downloaded and installed Nvidia drivers.
- Unplugged and tried both monitors in both DVI ports of the GPU, with reboots.
- Thinking it was possibly a corruption of the source drivers in the Windows folder, I restored to an image from March (Acronis). No dice.
Not sure what else to do here. I don't have another GPU to try at the moment, but I can get one from a friend later this week.
Also had a question about safe mode; if the GPU was bad, should it be working in safe mode? What I mean is, the monitor is still plugged into the GPU, but is working in safe mode, just not when booting normally. That seemed weird to me. I figured if it was fried, then I would have had to use the onboard GPU port, in order to see anything, even in safe mode.
Any help you guys can give me would be appreciated. I'm a little confused at this point. Thanks!
The issue I've been having for the last few days is really starting to frustrate me. Here's my specs.
Intel i7 920 Processor (x64)
EVGA GTX 560
Dual Monitors (24" ViewSonic - 19" Hannspree)
Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit
The story goes like this. I removed my gpu (the GTX560) the other day, just to clean it and remove some dust. I was wearing a static bracelet, and was pretty careful with the compressed air duster. I put the card back in after my cleaning and made sure everything was secure. Then plugged the pc back in and rebooted. The pc went through BIOS and POST just fine, and through the windows loading screen. However, when it gets to the login screen both monitors lose signal and go black. I can hear the Windows login chime through the speakers, but I cannot see anything. I've unplugged and discharged the monitors to no avail. I can boot into safe mode, and the monitors work fine, so I know they are not the issue.
Here's what I've tried.
- Removed and reseated the GPU
- Booted into safe mode, uninstalled all Nvidia drivers and all display adapter drivers in the device manager. Rebooted and let windows reinstall them. Also re-downloaded and installed Nvidia drivers.
- Unplugged and tried both monitors in both DVI ports of the GPU, with reboots.
- Thinking it was possibly a corruption of the source drivers in the Windows folder, I restored to an image from March (Acronis). No dice.
Not sure what else to do here. I don't have another GPU to try at the moment, but I can get one from a friend later this week.
Also had a question about safe mode; if the GPU was bad, should it be working in safe mode? What I mean is, the monitor is still plugged into the GPU, but is working in safe mode, just not when booting normally. That seemed weird to me. I figured if it was fried, then I would have had to use the onboard GPU port, in order to see anything, even in safe mode.
Any help you guys can give me would be appreciated. I'm a little confused at this point. Thanks!