Windows 7 clean install blank screen

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  1. Posts : 5
    Windows 7 Professional 64bit
       #1

    Windows 7 clean install blank screen


    I'm trying to install Windows 7 on a new SSD, my old hard drive crashed. My video card is an onboard ATI Radeon HD 4250. Initial setup works fine, but when the computer reboots it comes back up blank. I'm already running two monitors, one VGA and one DVI, and safe mode doesn't work either, I've seen both of those solutions posted for similar problems. I've tried booting from a flash drive and a dvd with exactly the same results.
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  2. Posts : 19,383
    Windows 10 Pro x64 ; Xubuntu x64
       #2

    Hi Jardesh,

    What is the source of your Windows 7 ISO file?

    Regards,
    Golden
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  3. Posts : 543
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64
       #3

    Hello,

    In addition to Goldens question, does it show the BIOS Screen? And if you disconnect the DVI Monitor (So you just have one monitor connected) does it work?


    Dave
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  4. Posts : 5
    Windows 7 Professional 64bit
    Thread Starter
       #4

    I've tried two ISO files, one freshly downloaded from MSDNAA (made into a bootable flashdrive) and then a disk my roommate had, identical results from both. It does show the BIOS screen, but if I don't pull it into a menu there it will go blank. Also I had been trying without the DVI originally, so no, it does not work without it.
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  5. Posts : 543
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64
       #5

    Do you have the hard disk in IDE mode or AHCI?

    Dave
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  6. Posts : 5
    Windows 7 Professional 64bit
    Thread Starter
       #6

    If I understand correctly, IDE is the default, which I haven't changed. The BIOS lists it as an IDE device.
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  7. Posts : 543
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64
       #7

    Ok. Do you have a spare graphics card that you can try?

    Its a very strange fault. Has it ever worked on the new SSD?

    Dave
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  8. Posts : 5
    Windows 7 Professional 64bit
    Thread Starter
       #8

    I've tried an NVIDIA 9800 GT and a Radeon 6770. The radeon may not be getting the power it needs, I had to use an adapter to hook it up, but the NVIDIA card should be fine, only the onboard graphics would work during initial startup until the screen went blank. Windows 7 hasn't worked on the new SSD, but I have been able to install Linux Mint so I can test the hardware a little before trying Windows again. The 4250 and SSD are working fine for the Linux OS.
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  9. Posts : 19,383
    Windows 10 Pro x64 ; Xubuntu x64
       #9

    Hi,

    Are you formatting this disk before the installation? Or is Linux still on this disk?

    Regards,
    Golden
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  10. Posts : 5
    Windows 7 Professional 64bit
    Thread Starter
       #10

    I have been formatting the disk almost every time before installation (I've tried a lot). Linux is on it right now, but if I have something new to try I will format it and try again.
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