hi,
I have had this intermitant issue for some time now (couple of years)...problem is it's impossible to pin down and there seems to be no way I can 'make it happen' or be sure to 'fix it'.
I think the only components left from initially having issues are the PSU and motherboard but I'll be honest, I'm not 100% sure on that...certainly I've changed CPU & GFX card.
So what happens is sometimes I switch on and altho the machine is booting I get no video. I thought I had fixed the issue recently by uninstalling and re-installing the GFX card drivers (I found that I was running beta drivers so thought that might be the issue) but then it started playing up again.
So this current issue here's what happened;
Machine was reported as not working by my son...having tried a few leads and generally 'messing around' it started working again. I was having some issues getting Elite running so I had to reboot and I got the blank screen. Next day I decided to see if it was working and to my surprise all was fine, I decided to leave the machine on as I planned to pay that evening. Everything was all fine, I shut the machine down - no issues whatsoever.
Next time I switched the machine on I got the blank screen again - and that's where I'm at. The machine is booting (I can tell by the sounds and time it takes to 'shut down' after pressing the power button).
I THINK it may be something to do with the onboard video (ASRock B75M mobo) conflicting with the GFX card (GTX560ti) but I'm not 100% sure. I don't mind spending money on a new mobo but it's quite a hassle what with all the stripping out and then re-installing windows and everything else etc...and then if the issue re-appeared I'd be gutted, so I just want to see if there's something obvious I'm missing?
Thanks in advance for any input
I have had this intermitant issue for some time now (couple of years)...problem is it's impossible to pin down and there seems to be no way I can 'make it happen' or be sure to 'fix it'.
I think the only components left from initially having issues are the PSU and motherboard but I'll be honest, I'm not 100% sure on that...certainly I've changed CPU & GFX card.
So what happens is sometimes I switch on and altho the machine is booting I get no video. I thought I had fixed the issue recently by uninstalling and re-installing the GFX card drivers (I found that I was running beta drivers so thought that might be the issue) but then it started playing up again.
So this current issue here's what happened;
Machine was reported as not working by my son...having tried a few leads and generally 'messing around' it started working again. I was having some issues getting Elite running so I had to reboot and I got the blank screen. Next day I decided to see if it was working and to my surprise all was fine, I decided to leave the machine on as I planned to pay that evening. Everything was all fine, I shut the machine down - no issues whatsoever.
Next time I switched the machine on I got the blank screen again - and that's where I'm at. The machine is booting (I can tell by the sounds and time it takes to 'shut down' after pressing the power button).
I THINK it may be something to do with the onboard video (ASRock B75M mobo) conflicting with the GFX card (GTX560ti) but I'm not 100% sure. I don't mind spending money on a new mobo but it's quite a hassle what with all the stripping out and then re-installing windows and everything else etc...and then if the issue re-appeared I'd be gutted, so I just want to see if there's something obvious I'm missing?
Thanks in advance for any input
