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Black Screen post windows start up....new gfx card.

4 posts · originally from https://geek.digit.in/community/threads/black-screen-post-windows-start-up-new-gfx-card.169085/

Mehul Chauhan
Mehul Chauhan Original post #1
Jan 18, 2013 at 7:13 PM
I brought Sapphire 6670hd 1gb ddr5, i plugged the graphic card and installed 12.10 ati driver...but post windows startup the screen goes black.

My configuration :
Intel core2duo e4700 2.6ghz
Intel g31/g33 motherboard
2gb ddr2 ram
250gb hd
bestech 450w psu
Myth
Myth #2
Jan 18, 2013 at 8:02 PM
bestech 450w psu ? :-?

You plugged gpu and installed the drivers. I assume the display blacked out after the reboot, right ?

Check gpu on another system
skeletor
skeletor #3
Jan 19, 2013 at 4:36 PM
Give a shot to Catalyst 13.1.
Mehul Chauhan
Mehul Chauhan #4
Jan 20, 2013 at 3:27 PM
Got Corsair cx430 v2 and it worked :)