Monitor turns off during Win7 Installation

[decho]

Hello everyone.I have no idea whats wrong but this is what happens to me when i try to install Windows 7.

Press any key to boot from CD/DVD ...
Windows is loading files...
Starting Windows...

The setup loads and i start choosing my settings,but approximately 3 or 4 minutes after that my monitor goes into Power Saving Mode.This is happening all the time when i try to install.

CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E7200, 2533 MHz
Motherboard: Asus P5LD2-X/GBL ,Socket 775
Memory: 2048 MB (DDR2-800 DDR2 SDRAM)
Video: Sapphire HD 3850 512MB GDDR3 PCI-E
HDD: Hitachi HDP725050GLA360 (500 GB, 7200 RPM, SATA-II)
DVD: TSSTcorp CD/DVDW SH-S162A
Monitor: LG W2261VP-PF

What i tried so far is to upgrade my BIOS but that didn't help,so any suggestions would be great.Thanks in advance.

 

[richc46]

The first thing to do, is to get an official analysis from MS>

http://www.microsoft.com/Windows/windows-7/get/upgrade-advisor.aspx

 

[Jonathan_King]

Welcome!

What type of connection do you have on your monitor? If you are not already doing so, try using the VGA port. Setup has been known to have issues with DVI monitors.

 

[decho]

The first thing to do, is to get an official analysis from MS>

Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor

I have already done that and the report shows i pass everything except few things,but i doubt they are related.Anyway here is the reported ones that i don't pass.

15,3 GB free space available on C:

You need at least 16 GB of free space on your hard disk to install 32-bit Windows 7. You can make room by removing unwanted files from your hard disk, or contact your PC manufacturer or retailer to see if a hard disk with more capacity is available for your PC. You could also do a custom installation on another hard disk.

ADMtek AN983 based ethernet adapter ADMtek Incorporated
Action recommended
Before installing Windows 7, go to the device manufacturer's website to download the latest driver for this device. After installing Windows 7, install the saved driver.

Virtualization technology not supported
Your PC does not support hardware assisted virtualization technology.

 

[richc46]

Report looks good. I think Jonathans suggestion is a good start.

 

[decho]

Welcome!

What type of connection do you have on your monitor? If you are not already doing so, try using the VGA port. Setup has been known to have issues with DVI monitors.

On my monitor I have both analog and digital.1 VGA and HDMI and DVI-D.I am using single link DVI-D cable to connect it to my video card.
I just got my new monitor yesterday.My previous one didnt have any DVI or HDMI outputs so i was forced to use the VGA.I hoped it was a monitor issue but seems not.Anyway I will try what u suggested and post results.Thanks for the fast replies.

Oh btw video card slots are 2x DVI-I if thats important.

 

[decho]

All right this is very strange.I'm starting to think my problem has nothing to do with Windows 7 but here's what I did.

1. Removed the DVI cable from my monitor and video card.
2. Connected them with a VGA cable.Because my video card only has DVI-I slots i used vga to dvi converter at one end of the cable.Because my english is bad this thing looks like this -> http://www.chinapans.com/indon/397298_27397517_o.jpg
3. Turned on PC and to my surprise the monitor didn't even turn on.I know the PC itself was working because i heard windows startup sound from my speakers.I also know that the cable was well plugged because if its not i get message saying to check signal cable.I tried to restart few times or to shut down the computer but that didn't work.
4. Switched back to DVI and to my surprise again the monitor didn't turn on.I shut down the PC for 5 minutes and re-connected the cable to the other video card slot but that didnt help.Eventually I managed to make it work by using the source button on my monitor while at the same time pressing restart button on the pc.
5. I did the same trick with the VGA cable and it worked! In addition to that I managed to enter Windows 7 setup and I waited for like 15 minutes to check if the monitor will go to power saving mode and after that i restarted my pc.

Because I am planning to format C: where my current Windows XP is located and replace it with Windows 7 and I really don't want to end up with some black screens after doing so,I would really like to hear what do you think about my problem.Any advise is good.

 

[decho]

Bump...anyone please ?

Update - Monitor turned off in VGA mode

 

[gregrocker]

Plug your monitor into the VGA port for install.

 

[decho]

Plug your monitor into the VGA port for install.

Hello.Did you read my previous posts? This is exactly what i did and at first i thought its working ,but unfortunately monitor turned off in power saving mode again after 10min during Windows 7 setup.

 

[computersplus]

Monitor

have you had a look at the menu system of the monitor itself they are getting pretty complex anymore see if there is any power saving functions or video input settings that may affect this

 

[decho]

have you had a look at the menu system of the monitor itself they are getting pretty complex anymore see if there is any power saving functions or video input settings that may affect this

Yes this was the first thing I did.Nothing concerning the power saving or power control can be found on the OSD.As a matter of fact this monitor's menu doesn't differ a lot from my old monitor's (which was LG too).There is a program called forteManager used to control to monitor setting from Windows but nothing there too.The only thing that might be related is the "source" button.Taken from the manual ->
"Use this button to make DSUB, DVI or HDMI connector active. This feature is used when two computers are connected to the display.*HDMI is optimized on the AV equipment." I used it to make my monitor start working again (I explained in previous posts) but it doesn't do the trick while setup is running.Once in power saving mode I haven't found any possible way to turn it on back except restarting.

 

[Matter0ni]

I am having this same problem right now. If I figure out how to fix it I'll let you know.

Current video card only has 2x DVI ports, so my monitor uses a VGA to DVI at the end. I tried removing it and using the onboard video with VGA but nothing would show on the monitor after rebooting or any other time, so I went back to DVI and I figure the ONLY damn way to install windows at this point is to wait for 2 hours when I'm sure there is a window up and just keep hitting enter/space until I get through the installation. I wish I knew what screens popped up when so I know what to hit on the keyboard for a 'blind' install.

Update: tried everything, including flashing bios. It looks like every attempt gets a little further. Now I get up to about 60% during Expanding Windows Files before it enters sleep mode and goes into a freakin' coma. Probably just going to install XP and forget this whole nightmare

 

[uprightkangaroo]

Bit late but we had the same problem, and it was the GFX card overheating. Some wire got shifted in the case and stopped the fan from turning so when it hit a certain temp it shut down therefore the screen receiving no signal.

On rebooting it had cooled a little and so we started another install and again after a few minutes into the installation the temp got to high and the same thing happened again.

We only noticed as when I went inside the system to see if anything was loose the heat coming off the GFX card was seriously hot!

BTW the card is an overclocked Radeon HD4890