Bootup process /w DVI'ed LCD..

[DN]

I recently got myself a Dell 2001FP LCD monitor which I find to be superb.. That being said, I've hooked it up using DVI as opposed to using D-SUB since DVI should give me a better overall picture.. What I've realized since is that when my PC boots, I no longer see the bootup process.. The LCD remains black until I get to my Windows XP login.. Now, most of the time, this is just fine, but for those days where I'd want to get into my BIOS setup, it's a problem.. My guess is that the DVI signal from the video card doesn't get "initialized" until Windows XP has loaded the necessary drivers.. I'm assuming if I had it hooked up via the D-SUB it would react like a regular CRT, ie.. I WOULD see the bootup process.. I haven't actually tested that, it's an assumption I'm making that I'd like confirmed.. That all being said, what are my options..? Could I hook up both cables to my LCD/video card and select (via the source button on my LCD) which signal I wanted, default being DVI, but for those times I'd want to see the bootup process, I could switch it over to D-SUB..? Any comments would be appreciated.. Thanks.

P.S. It's not that I can't test any of these scenarios, but would rather just have my assumptions confirmed before going ahead with anything..

 

[SynthDude2001]

What video card do you have? I'm using a 2001FP right now on my 6800GT (DVI of course), and I see the boot sequence just fine...

 

[stevty2889]

yeah, using DVI with my 6800GT as well and works just fine..

 

[Hikari]

I see BIOS and everything just fine with my 6800NU hooked up to my 2005fpw.

However, I know some ATI cards have issues with DVI and things like BIOS screens. Not sure if new ones do or of it is just things like 9600s.

 

[Sam334]

I'm using my Radeon 9600xt's dvi output and I see the bootup screen.

That being said, I don't notice any difference between dvi and vga. Maybe it's my subpar lcd? Oh well.

 

[DN]

Hmmm, ok, so I'm the only one with this issue.. LOL.. Well, I have an XFX GeForce 5900 Ultra 256Mb AGP /w the 66.93 drivers.. My motherboard is the Asus P4C800-E Deluxe.. Thing is, I ONLY have the DVI-D hooked up, but I assume some of you have that ONLY hooked up as well.. I guess I'll have to do some tests of my own using my D-SUB connector as well.. Ciao.

 

[DN]

Well, I haven't had the time to do the D-SUB tests which I'm sure will allow me to see the bootup process when switching the monitor using it's source button to D-SUB.. Even if that works, it seems some (everyone?) sees their bootup process using DVI only.. I'm a bit confused as to why this is the case for others, but not for me.. There's got to be an answer to this issue..

 

[Matthias99]

Originally posted by: DN
Well, I haven't had the time to do the D-SUB tests which I'm sure will allow me to see the bootup process when switching the monitor using it's source button to D-SUB.. Even if that works, it seems some (everyone?) sees their bootup process using DVI only.. I'm a bit confused as to why this is the case for others, but not for me.. There's got to be an answer to this issue..

Yes -- you have a GeForce5 card that doesn't display on the DVI during bootup. This is a well-documented problem with certain video cards, and someone asks about it (usually in the Video forum) every few weeks. There's no fix other than possibly a BIOS update for the card if one is available.