Hello all, here is an unusual problem I am having. I have a GALAXY GeForce GT 430 using Windows 7 and a Sceptre X20WG-Naga LCD monitor. Recently, when I have tried to boot up and where Windows would normally display the flying Windows flag colors (with the text "Starting Windows") Instead it displays the green progress bar that says "(C) Microsoft Corporation" after that the monitor loses signal (but you can hear the Windows startup sound).
Some bullet points because I"m not sure which order to say them.
- I'm having this issue with my DVI cable only, if I connect a VGA (D-Sub) to the graphics card, it works fine (except it's VGA, which is poorer quality). Everything seems to function and I can play games and carry on like normal.
- I can boot into Safe Mode usually without problems (when using DVI), however it is hit or miss and a few times it just hangs on the screen where it is loading the drivers and a black bar appears at the top of the screen.
- I have tried uninstalling the drivers. In this case, when booting under DVI it loads normally (at a very low resolution without aero). When I reinstall the drivers it doesn't flicker my display and change the resolution as it usually would. Instead when I reboot I run into the same issue.
- I read somewhere online that it's possible the graphics card could be misreading the EDID from the monitor. One thing I tried was leave the monitor off when booting up until Windows had loaded. This kind of worked, but it hadn't detected my monitor at all (Normally, under Windows it would display the name of my monitor but it instead it says "Digital Display") and has an incorrect list of screen resolutions.
I'm not sure what is causing this as this was completely random. The only thing I had done prior to rebooting was install the software speedfan, and Core Temp I think. I have since uninstalled them but I doubt they had anything to do with this. I thought I had a spare DVI cable lying around but I cannot find it. I'm hoping it's just a matter of replacing it, though my monitor is also over 5 years old so it could be finally going kaput. I'm afraid to think it could be the video card but like I said, it is functioning normally using the D-sub.
Any help or advice appreciated. Thanks. Be gentle, I'm new here
Some bullet points because I"m not sure which order to say them.
- I'm having this issue with my DVI cable only, if I connect a VGA (D-Sub) to the graphics card, it works fine (except it's VGA, which is poorer quality). Everything seems to function and I can play games and carry on like normal.
- I can boot into Safe Mode usually without problems (when using DVI), however it is hit or miss and a few times it just hangs on the screen where it is loading the drivers and a black bar appears at the top of the screen.
- I have tried uninstalling the drivers. In this case, when booting under DVI it loads normally (at a very low resolution without aero). When I reinstall the drivers it doesn't flicker my display and change the resolution as it usually would. Instead when I reboot I run into the same issue.
- I read somewhere online that it's possible the graphics card could be misreading the EDID from the monitor. One thing I tried was leave the monitor off when booting up until Windows had loaded. This kind of worked, but it hadn't detected my monitor at all (Normally, under Windows it would display the name of my monitor but it instead it says "Digital Display") and has an incorrect list of screen resolutions.
I'm not sure what is causing this as this was completely random. The only thing I had done prior to rebooting was install the software speedfan, and Core Temp I think. I have since uninstalled them but I doubt they had anything to do with this. I thought I had a spare DVI cable lying around but I cannot find it. I'm hoping it's just a matter of replacing it, though my monitor is also over 5 years old so it could be finally going kaput. I'm afraid to think it could be the video card but like I said, it is functioning normally using the D-sub.
Any help or advice appreciated. Thanks. Be gentle, I'm new here