windows 8 on a HP IQ804

Consistently getting a black screen on install (upgrade) on this
computer and then the only thing I can do is roll back to win7 home
premium 64.. I have tried just about all I can think of or find. Any
ideas? all would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks.
Drew

Drew wrote:
Consistently getting a black screen on install (upgrade) on this
computer and then the only thing I can do is roll back to win7 home
premium 64.. I have tried just about all I can think of or find. Any
ideas? all would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks.
Drew

According to these users, the problem is related to the Nvidia graphics.

http://h30434.www3.hp.com/t5/TouchSm...4/td-p/1988241

Paul

Paul wrote:
Drew wrote:
Consistently getting a black screen on install (upgrade) on this
computer and then the only thing I can do is roll back to win7 home
premium 64.. I have tried just about all I can think of or find. Any
ideas? all would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks.
Drew

According to these users, the problem is related to the Nvidia graphics.

http://h30434.www3.hp.com/t5/TouchSm...4/td-p/1988241

Paul

Interesting hardware.

http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport...riesId=3751701

"Chipset: Intel Mobile GM965 Express"

"Integrated graphics using Intel GMA 3100

Enabled for selected Touchsmart models without discrete graphics card"

That's one graphics solution inside it. I don't know
if that's guaranteed to be used or not.

The second graphics is an MXM module.

"NVIDIA GeForce 9300M GS"

This is a picture of the 9300M MXM card. It plugs into a slot
on the motherboard, if there is an actual 9300M present. On
the real card, there's going to be a heatsink or cooler attached
to the main chip.

http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/su.../c02083330.jpg

So if you're researching the issue, you might look for other
computers with that kind of hardware in them. For example,
a high end laptop might have a 9300M, and then you'd try and
find examples of people installing Win8 on the 9300M based
laptop.

In terms of hardware, it's going to bear some similarities to
a laptop.

Paul

On 11/17/2012 1:12 PM, Paul wrote:
Paul wrote:
Drew wrote:
Consistently getting a black screen on install (upgrade) on this
computer and then the only thing I can do is roll back to win7 home
premium 64.. I have tried just about all I can think of or find. Any
ideas? all would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks.
Drew

According to these users, the problem is related to the Nvidia graphics.

http://h30434.www3.hp.com/t5/TouchSm...4/td-p/1988241

Paul

Interesting hardware.

http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport...riesId=3751701


"Chipset: Intel Mobile GM965 Express"

"Integrated graphics using Intel GMA 3100

Enabled for selected Touchsmart models without discrete graphics card"

That's one graphics solution inside it. I don't know
if that's guaranteed to be used or not.

The second graphics is an MXM module.

"NVIDIA GeForce 9300M GS"

This is a picture of the 9300M MXM card. It plugs into a slot
on the motherboard, if there is an actual 9300M present. On
the real card, there's going to be a heatsink or cooler attached
to the main chip.

http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bc/docs/su.../c02083330.jpg


So if you're researching the issue, you might look for other
computers with that kind of hardware in them. For example,
a high end laptop might have a 9300M, and then you'd try and
find examples of people installing Win8 on the 9300M based
laptop.

In terms of hardware, it's going to bear some similarities to
a laptop.

Paul
Paul. As usual you helped immensely! You jarred a memory of something I
read and so I deleted or uninstalled the nvidia driver and lo and behold
win 8 loaded and all is well so far. Thanks again!