Re: Cannot close Media Center, black screen

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Your suggestion didn't help. I now suspect the crasch has something to do
with the TV-reception. Occasionally I get a message I'm missing a receiver or
a valid signal (which both are wrong) but witch can be the result of bad
software or corrupt sofware. I seems like if I try to leave the Media Center
to early after a resume from sleep, the TV-receiver is busy and stops me from
leaving with a hang as result.
As said before I'm running TV Pack, using two Hauppauge Nova-T PCI with the
latest drivers, receiving DVB-T from Sweden and Denmark.
Any new suggestions?

"Curious" wrote:

I notice from page 40 of your users manual that it appears that you should
be using PC mode over HDMI with 1920x1080 @59.934 and not TV mode @60.

"Roger Eriksson" <RogerEriksson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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The TV is a LG 50PS8000. I have two cables running from the Graphics card
to
the TV (VGA and HDMI). Both are set to the same resolution and color depth
(1920x1080 60Hz 32bit). The VGA connection is usually disabled to avoid
HDCP-problems while playing Bluray, but if it is enabled I use extended
desktop for the same HDCP-reason.
I do not think we have a resolution issue here. It seems to me the problem
occurs because the system is doing something in the backgroud (which of
course can be a resolution issue). I have noticed I can get the same
problem
but in a more severely fashion if I try to doing anything to soon after
waking the system up after sleep. I must wait 1-2 minutes. I'm using TV
Pack
for uppdating the EPG, I live close to the border of another country also
sending TV using DVB-T (colliding channel numbers!) and have Avast
antivirus.

"Curious" wrote:

Since the problem apparently started happening when you got you new TV
help
us to understand your configuration better.
What make/model is the new TV? What make/model was the TV you replaced
and
which you also used 1920x1080@60 Hz over HDMI to?
If you are running with two displays are you using Clone Mode or extended
desktop mode? And do I understand correctly that the new TV is the
primary
display?
If two displays are you also sending 1920x1080@60 Hz to the non TV
display.

"Roger Eriksson" <RogerEriksson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
message
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I am using 1920x1080 60HZ and never change resolution
/Roger

"Curious" wrote:

What resolution are you sending over HDMI to your new TV? Are you
sure
it
is one that it will accept over HDMI such as 720p or 1080i?
If the TV is the only connected display then you can use an F8 Safe
Mode
Boot to change the resolution to be used with a normal mode boot.

"Roger Eriksson" <RogerEriksson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
message
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If only had known :-( As I'm fiddling around with the system all the
time
I
cannot pinpoint any specific change. Main suspect is though the new
ATI-drivers and with them the new ATI management tool. Another
suspect
is
my
new TV, wich I'm using as main monitor. My media center is not all
that
comfortable with the HDMI 1.3-standard. Going back to an older ATI
driver
is
not an option yet. What I'm wondering is if this is a known problem
with a
simple workaround?

"Barb Bowman" wrote:

so what changed? you mention all updates are installed. did this
start after an update? can you try a system restore to a point in
time before this issue started?

On Mon, 7 Sep 2009 11:45:01 -0700, Roger Eriksson
<RogerEriksson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

I cannot close my Vista Media Center anymore. Not without invoking
the
task
manager, then the Media Center closes. If i go the usual way,
using
my
remote
going to Activites an selecting close (this is a free translation
from
Swedish), I get a black screen and the revolving circle.
I have a ASUS M2A-VM HDMI motherboard, with a Radeon 4670
HDMI-graphics
card, running Vista Home Premium. All updates are installed.
Barb Bowman
MS-MVP
http://www.digitalmediaphile.com
http://digitalmediaphile.wordpress.com
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/meetexperts/bowman.mspx




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