Installing Windows 8.1 when Screen goes Black

xScarletRose

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Jan 8, 2013
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Right let me start from the beginning.

I started having problems with my hard drive so switched out for a new one. I thought that would solve the problem, except there's another problem; my screen went black with no cursor or anything after I put in the key for the installation of Windows 8.1. The PC seems to still be running and it hasn't reset, the screens just gone black. I've tried plugging it into my laptop but I still get a lovely black screen. I don't want to reset the PC as I don't want to use up all the times I can use this key. Is there any way I could do the installation with a black screen until it resets normally? And what's wrong with my screen?