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Monitor shuts down before Windows 7 finishes loading
OK I've seen lots of problems but this one has me puzzled. I thought my old graphics card (EVGA GTX 285) was having some problems and it was time for an upgrade so I purchased a new EVGA GTX-660 ti. I'm still having the same problem so I don't think its the graphics card.
What happens, when windows starts before the log in screen comes up the monitor shuts down. However, I can start Windows in safe mode. I can go in and remove the drivers and restart Windows and everything comes up. Windows will install the new drivers and when I restart to set the drivers the problem returns exactly as before.
I have flashed the BIOS, updated the chip set drivers, tried loading the card drivers from several different sources and no luck.
Its a Gateway FX6801 PC, i7, 12 gigs of RAM, 750w power supply (I have watched the BIOS power and its steady as a rock)
I really can't afford to replace the whole machine one piece at a time to find out whats wrong.
Any fresh ideas or insight would be greatly appreciated!