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Black Screen BEFORE Post Screen on Restart
Just purchased 2 new (refurb) PC's for my wife and I. It's all I could find with Windows 7 still available.
They are both HP Pavilion p7-1233w 64 bit Desktops running Win 7 Home Premium SP1.
During Windows setup of PC #1, it asked for a restart. When the PC powered back up, it had a black screen from the start (before the Post screen). I power cycled it several times with no luck. Even switched monitors and video cables. The next morning it started normally with perfect video. I assumed the Refurb PC had a problem and set it aside for return.
Been setting up PC #2 for a few days now with lots of restarts. All was well, until I did a restart just now. There was the identical problem. Power cycled the unit twice, and still had the black screen.
Then I unplugged the PC, and pressed the power button to discharge the capacitors (fans ran for a few seconds). When I returned power and started the PC again, it functioned normally. I've done 10 quick restarts since to try and replicate the problem, but it only happened that once.
I love these PC's, and I love Win 7, so I hate to give them up. But I don't want the video freezing up on me every time I do a restart. I assume now, that PC #1 is not necessarily defective.
Since this is occurring before the post screen, I wasn't sure if it could be windows related.
Has anyone run across this? If so, and suggested solution?
Thanks very much... (sorry for the long post)