Re: Display blank - disabled vga driver


"PB Singh" <PB Singh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>I was installing a new video card and I ended up disabling my display.
>
> I have onboard graphics (intel extreme) and I was trying to switch to ATI
> radeon PCI card.
> As per steps given in install i did following
> 1. Remove intel driver and disable display
> a. removed driver from add/remove software
> b. after that i disabled the driver from graphics properties.
> 2. By the time i DISABLED the driver It was already non plug and play VGA
> driver.
> 3. Connected the card and booted
> 4. initial window xp screen came and after that it went blank. no display
> but hard keyboard was responding and pressing key was showing hard disk
> activity
> 5. frustrated I did power off. removed new card and connected monitor to
> onboard graphics connector.
> 6. power on brings initial screen with windows xp logo but after a while
> screen goes and nothing happens. the key board is still responding and
> monitor is getting signal but no display.
> 7. i tried several time power off and boot. also tried boot in safe mode
> and
> boot with vga enabled, and last known option. always the same.
>
> Any help to restore.
> Mine is a emachine T1840 and I only have a restore CD that will wipe clean
> my disk so not a good option.
>
>


I had a similar problem. I cured it by hitting F8 as Windows XP loaded and
then, in the boot menu, selected "Enable VGA". This fixed it and I have
not had to repeat the procedure. Hope it helps (let me know if it does).
--
Keith Willcocks
(If you can't laugh at life, it ain't worth living!)


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