frozenlead said:
Does it happen with a second monitor?
On the reboot where it fails, does the BIOS POST screen appear? Or does the screen go black just after that? What happens if you reboot the second time with a Linux Live CD?
We need to nail down if this is a software or hardware problem first.
I haven't tried it wioth a second monitor; will try that next time. There is absolutely no video at all, not even during POST or BIOS load; this makes me believe it is operating system independent because it happens before Windows boot. It doesn't fail POST either; I hear the windows sound when it gets to the login screen, I just have no display. I have never tried a LINUX Live CD