Wasn't sure if I should post here or under monitors, but I'm thinking it's an issue with either drivers or bios settings so this seemed like the best place. I just picked up a used I-Inc 28 monitor for my new PC. Yeah, I realize the first problem is probably that it's a used I-Inc, but it was a good deal that didn't cost me anything and got rid of stuff I was trying to sell.
Here's what happens. I have it hooked to the HDMI slot on my 6950 2GB. I start the computer, the BIOS flash screen shows, the Windows (7 Professional) start screen shows, then it goes black. I have external speakers so I hear all the startup sounds. Even though I can't see the screen I can type my Windows password and hit enter I hear it logging on. So the computer is up and running fine. The monitor power light is on and blue.
Sometimes after a series of unplugging/plugging back in and turning the monitor on/off I get the picture back. Sometimes I have to reset, go to the BIOS options first, don't actually change anything and exit out and the screen will come on with the restart.
I've had the PC hooked to a different monitor with this same HDMI cable and it worked.
I've had the monitor hooked to my laptop with HDMI and that worked.
So it seems like some issue between this monitor and some settings or drivers on this computer.
Running the latest Catalyst drivers 11.12, everything shows up to date on the GPU. If I look at the monitor in Device Manager (which shows as Generic PnP) it tells me the drivers are up to date, but shows a driver date of 6/21/2006 with Driver Version 6.1.7600.16385. That's a long time ago, so is that normal or a sign of something messed up? I'm wondering if there's some problem with the onboard graphics vs the GPU both trying to control the monitor.
Which leads to the next question--I have PCI-E set as default in BIOS, but there are two options I have no idea about and haven't been able to find any good info on. Those are Render Standby and IGP multi-monitor. What do they do and what should I have them set to, and would they have any effect on my monitor coming on?
Here's what happens. I have it hooked to the HDMI slot on my 6950 2GB. I start the computer, the BIOS flash screen shows, the Windows (7 Professional) start screen shows, then it goes black. I have external speakers so I hear all the startup sounds. Even though I can't see the screen I can type my Windows password and hit enter I hear it logging on. So the computer is up and running fine. The monitor power light is on and blue.
Sometimes after a series of unplugging/plugging back in and turning the monitor on/off I get the picture back. Sometimes I have to reset, go to the BIOS options first, don't actually change anything and exit out and the screen will come on with the restart.
I've had the PC hooked to a different monitor with this same HDMI cable and it worked.
I've had the monitor hooked to my laptop with HDMI and that worked.
So it seems like some issue between this monitor and some settings or drivers on this computer.
Running the latest Catalyst drivers 11.12, everything shows up to date on the GPU. If I look at the monitor in Device Manager (which shows as Generic PnP) it tells me the drivers are up to date, but shows a driver date of 6/21/2006 with Driver Version 6.1.7600.16385. That's a long time ago, so is that normal or a sign of something messed up? I'm wondering if there's some problem with the onboard graphics vs the GPU both trying to control the monitor.
Which leads to the next question--I have PCI-E set as default in BIOS, but there are two options I have no idea about and haven't been able to find any good info on. Those are Render Standby and IGP multi-monitor. What do they do and what should I have them set to, and would they have any effect on my monitor coming on?
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