Hi All,
Frustration levels dangerously high.
Just assembled system w/ Athlon X2 5000 BE + MSI K9A2 Platinum 790FX mobo + GeCube HD3870 graphics. Got Windows XP Pro installed successfully. Everything seemed OK until I installed the ATI software & drivers from the CD that came with the card.
After re-booting the system, I saw the initial splash screens, but then I got a blank screen. There was HDD activity for a while, like the system was continuing to load XP, but nothing on the screen. The LED on my monitor was blinking, indicating that no video signal was present.
I pressed the RESET button, saw the normal BIOS start-up screens, and hit F8 to select VGA mode. Windows then continued to boot normally, albeit in the low-res VGA mode. I went to ATI's website and downloaded the very latest drivers. Everything appeared to install OK. Same result - no video when I tried booting normally.
Has anyone had problems like this? My brain is fried at the moment, so I would appreciate any suggestions. Thanks!
Frustration levels dangerously high.
Just assembled system w/ Athlon X2 5000 BE + MSI K9A2 Platinum 790FX mobo + GeCube HD3870 graphics. Got Windows XP Pro installed successfully. Everything seemed OK until I installed the ATI software & drivers from the CD that came with the card.
After re-booting the system, I saw the initial splash screens, but then I got a blank screen. There was HDD activity for a while, like the system was continuing to load XP, but nothing on the screen. The LED on my monitor was blinking, indicating that no video signal was present.
I pressed the RESET button, saw the normal BIOS start-up screens, and hit F8 to select VGA mode. Windows then continued to boot normally, albeit in the low-res VGA mode. I went to ATI's website and downloaded the very latest drivers. Everything appeared to install OK. Same result - no video when I tried booting normally.
Has anyone had problems like this? My brain is fried at the moment, so I would appreciate any suggestions. Thanks!