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Odd power problem
This isn't Win7 specific (mostly)
First, look at my system specs.
OK, for the past few months, I've been having a problem where about 60% of the time on boot, I guess the video hardware doesn't kick in. What's weird is that it not only doesn't load any video (both monitors stay in "powered down" mode - yellow light), but the system access light stays solid red.
All of the fans work. I checked the circuitry twice. I don't have any power problems at all, period, once it boots. I've tried other cards, different power cables, etc. I've even underclocked my system (I never overclocked it).
I mostly work around it by hitting reset and waiting to see if the monitors turn on.
My guess would be some fault in the hardware, but I can't find it. I've done everything short of switching motherboards.
Now, the weird part... when I switched from Vista to 7100, it worked frine. When I upgraded to 7201, it reverted.
Before I go out and spend on a new motherboard, I wanted to see if anyone has a better idea.