video not working in windows

blackpacu · 07-27-2004, 12:02 AM

i have a computer that has no video when windows boots up.
The video card is fine, it works in the bios, and if i boot the computer to safe mode it works fine. It appears to possibly be a driver issue.

The stats on the machine
biostar m7ncg motherboard w/ everything onboard
amd 1700 xp
windows xp media center

I know the computer works fine, because im currently using it as a mp3 player for my car. I can boot into windows w/ no video and play the mp3s and such, i can control the computer w/ the matrix orbital display, just no video when i hook it up to a monitor.

any ideas as to what may be causing this? how would i go about replacing the driver if need be?

vcbb5 · 07-27-2004, 12:03 AM

you most likely have your video set to something out of range of the monitor. boot into vga mode or safe mode and set your resolution/refresh rate to somthing elese.

owenjh · 07-27-2004, 11:32 AM

I had a power issue with mine, after I installed a second hard drive. When I removed the second hard drive the unit worked fine and booted into windows. And the second hard drive did not have windows on it :-P Might be something for you to look into.

blackpacu · 07-29-2004, 06:56 PM

thanks for the reply's

i reinstalled the video driver and it started working again
why it did this i do not know