[Windows 8 Development and Hacking] Shroamer:
GA-x1600pro blackscreen solved

Hello!

First of all I want to thank topic-starter and all other thread members for all of info you've been get here together. Really, it helps me not to return to win7 with all this time-wasting installations, etc.

I have x1600pro assembly by gigabyte. It has 2 video connectors onboard: digital DVI and analog VGA.

And I had the issues described above in thread that comes with x1600 series.

My story:

* My video worked well with screen connected to ANALOG output after successful driver installation .

Everything seems to work perfect, so I did not read all topic's pages.

"No so perfect" i notice past some time. There was an issue with wrong resolutions in analog connection: i could not see bottom part of image (no start button at desktop mode or action button within windows installation) it was cut. I changed resolution after windows installs.

Next issue i notice was about image falls out the screen a little bit (several pixels) when switching fullscreens, so i should press "auto config" button on my LCD screen to let it adjust image to screen frame. If was a little bit annoying.

So I decide to switch screen into DIGITAL output so it may detect resolutions actually supported by my screen.

* When I turned computer off and switch cables next thing I've got is black screen with mouse cursor.

And I started to read pages of this thread, thank you guys! :)

* When I shut down PC with power button (windows configured as power-off) this changes nothing. Screen shows "bye" screen for a moment and shuts off. After power-on it was black again. :(

* When I shut down PC with reset button I got my screen working. But without any start button and desktop icons on it. And I catch a sense of what is happening. :)

* Looking to "screen resolution" page I've noticed that there are two monitors windows think attached. And when i try to change it to ane real connceted to digital - it becomes black again.

I read about "fast boot" and try it. It worked. And i saw only 1 screen in "screen resolution" window. Hooray! :)

I understood that:

If i switch screen from one port to another with fast boot enabled in power-off state. system does not forget about port i left free. but ADDS new screen to connected port.

I think if can't handle two screens under win8 or some other compatibility issues of win7 driver running under win8.

So, what you can try in case you have black screen issue with x1600 and "win-F tab tab enter" does not works:

1. Switch off power

2. Switch display port to prefered

3. Press reset or somehow crash windows so it would not fast boot next time

Now it works well in my case thru DVI connector. And i can reboot it with fast-boot mode if I don't change screen port.

In case of changing output port I made "shutdown -s -t 0" shortcut. So I'm shutting down with this shotcut. It totally shuts windows so it can't fast-boot 1 time after it. Next I can change port and start windows. Everything works.

I am so appreciate you guys so I registered here to make this post and share my experience.

I love when old devices are working and doing their function, so i hope my post will help someone with x1600 or other double-port cards issuing black screen with cursor.

Good luck and have no static! :)