I got a priblem with windows...

[Inspector Jihad]

when i start it, i see all the bios stuff and then the windows xp logo comes up. bbut after that, the screen goes dark and the monitor goes into standby. I thought it had something do with the resolution, but it starts up fine in safe mode.

 

[pkme2]

How about switching to another videocard and try that again. At least you gain a different perspective.

 

[Inspector Jihad]

Originally posted by: pkme2
How about switching to another videocard and try that again. At least you gain a different perspective.

yeah i guess i'l try that

 

[MegaVovaN]

remove video card drivers from safe mode.

do you have integrated video + video card?

if yes, remove vid card, boot with integrated video, DISABLE it in hardware manager, shut down, insert video card, disable integrated in BIOS and boot up.

 

[pkme2]

I have the same mobo. AFAIK, the ASUS A8V doesn't have integrated video.

 

[Captante]

Sounds like you've somhow got your moniter's refresh rate set too high for it to handle & as a result the moniter shuts off to prevent damage when XP loads the video driver... the easiest way out of this is to do as MegaVovaN suggested & uninstall your video driver in safe-mode, then before you re-install it, make sure you have the correct moniter driver installed in device manager which should force a compatible refresh rate.

If this fails, you can try installing a 3rd-party application like RefreshLock & use it to force a compatible refresh rate.

 

[Captante]

Whoops! 😱