Windows 7 64 randomly shuts off, black screen but power on

Twice now, late at night, my previously 100% zero issue Windows 7 64 Home
Premium build has simply instantly dropped the display to a black screen
while the system still runs and the p/s, fans drive and power lights are on
and functioning. Zero memory dump, no errors or disk issues. Have to power
down . No new hardware, software, nothing. Any ideas?

"Augustus" wrote in message
news:kC3Rm.54351$Db2.42990@edtnps83...
Twice now, late at night, my previously 100% zero issue Windows 7 64 Home
Premium build has simply instantly dropped the display to a black screen
while the system still runs and the p/s, fans drive and power lights are
on and functioning. Zero memory dump, no errors or disk issues. Have to
power down . No new hardware, software, nothing. Any ideas?

There's this from another post he
http://www.tomshardware.com/news/Mic...eath,9171.html

Maybe that's it.

SC Tom

recent case of an update causing bsod.
rogue program installed that failed to follow ms recommendations on proper programming techniques.

might try a restore back to before thgis started happening.
or try to find the recent updates and uninstall them.

ms has not yet issued a fix for the problem.


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"Augustus" wrote in message news:kC3Rm.54351$Db2.42990@edtnps83...
Twice now, late at night, my previously 100% zero issue Windows 7 64 Home
Premium build has simply instantly dropped the display to a black screen
while the system still runs and the p/s, fans drive and power lights are on
and functioning. Zero memory dump, no errors or disk issues. Have to power
down . No new hardware, software, nothing. Any ideas?

Augustus wrote:
Twice now, late at night, my previously 100% zero issue Windows 7 64
Home Premium build has simply instantly dropped the display to a black
screen while the system still runs and the p/s, fans drive and power
lights are on and functioning. Zero memory dump, no errors or disk
issues. Have to power down . No new hardware, software, nothing. Any ideas?

1. Bad video card.
2. Bad or out of date video card drivers.
3. Video card over heating.

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On Tue, 01 Dec 2009 11:56:35 -0700, Bob Hatch
wrote:

Augustus wrote:
Twice now, late at night, my previously 100% zero issue Windows 7 64
Home Premium build has simply instantly dropped the display to a black
screen while the system still runs and the p/s, fans drive and power
lights are on and functioning. Zero memory dump, no errors or disk
issues. Have to power down . No new hardware, software, nothing. Any ideas?

1. Bad video card.
2. Bad or out of date video card drivers.
3. Video card over heating.


or

4. Monitor failure
5. Cable from monitor to video card bad
6. Cable from monitor to video card not tightly connected.

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On Tue, 01 Dec 2009 07:30:24 GMT, "Augustus"
wrote:

Twice now, late at night, my previously 100% zero issue Windows 7 64 Home
Premium build has simply instantly dropped the display to a black screen
while the system still runs and the p/s, fans drive and power lights are on
and functioning. Zero memory dump, no errors or disk issues. Have to power
down . No new hardware, software, nothing. Any ideas?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8388253.stm

Ken Blake, MVP wrote:
On Tue, 01 Dec 2009 11:56:35 -0700, Bob Hatch
wrote:

Augustus wrote:
Twice now, late at night, my previously 100% zero issue Windows 7 64
Home Premium build has simply instantly dropped the display to a black
screen while the system still runs and the p/s, fans drive and power
lights are on and functioning. Zero memory dump, no errors or disk
issues. Have to power down . No new hardware, software, nothing. Any ideas?
1. Bad video card.
2. Bad or out of date video card drivers.
3. Video card over heating.


or

4. Monitor failure
5. Cable from monitor to video card bad
6. Cable from monitor to video card not tightly connected.

True. I thought of those after I hit the send button, but based on
symptoms it seems that it has to be something directly related to the
video output.

Add 7. Video card not properly seated.

:-)

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"To announce that there must be no criticism
of the President, or that we are to stand by
the President, right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic
and servile, but is morally treasonable to the
American public."
Theodore Roosevelt
http://www.bobhatch.com
http://www.tdsrvresort.com

Augustus wrote:
Twice now, late at night, my previously 100% zero issue Windows 7 64
Home Premium build has simply instantly dropped the display to a black
screen while the system still runs and the p/s, fans drive and power
lights are on and functioning. Zero memory dump, no errors or disk
issues. Have to power down . No new hardware, software, nothing. Any ideas?

Humm. Maybe it's this, and there is a fix listed.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/34223754...ience-security



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"To announce that there must be no criticism
of the President, or that we are to stand by
the President, right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic
and servile, but is morally treasonable to the
American public."
Theodore Roosevelt
http://www.bobhatch.com
http://www.tdsrvresort.com

Bob Hatch wrote:
Augustus wrote:
Twice now, late at night, my previously 100% zero issue Windows 7 64
Home Premium build has simply instantly dropped the display to a black
screen while the system still runs and the p/s, fans drive and power
lights are on and functioning. Zero memory dump, no errors or disk
issues. Have to power down . No new hardware, software, nothing. Any
ideas?

1. Bad video card.
2. Bad or out of date video card drivers.
3. Video card over heating.

not it is most likely a M$ problem it is occurring on too many systems
to be anything else

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"Rick" wrote in message
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Bob Hatch wrote:
Augustus wrote:
Twice now, late at night, my previously 100% zero issue Windows 7 64
Home Premium build has simply instantly dropped the display to a black
screen while the system still runs and the p/s, fans drive and power
lights are on and functioning. Zero memory dump, no errors or disk
issues. Have to power down . No new hardware, software, nothing. Any
ideas?

1. Bad video card.
2. Bad or out of date video card drivers.
3. Video card over heating.

not it is most likely a M$ problem it is occurring on too many systems
to be anything else



And over many years and Operating sytems

CONTROL PANEL.........SYSTEM.........POWER OPTIONS

"Augustus" wrote in message
news:kC3Rm.54351$Db2.42990@edtnps83...
Twice now, late at night, my previously 100% zero issue Windows 7 64 Home
Premium build has simply instantly dropped the display to a black screen
while the system still runs and the p/s, fans drive and power lights are
on and functioning. Zero memory dump, no errors or disk issues. Have to
power down . No new hardware, software, nothing. Any ideas?

Dick Mahar wrote:


CONTROL PANEL.........SYSTEM.........POWER OPTIONS

"Augustus" wrote in message
news:kC3Rm.54351$Db2.42990@edtnps83...
Twice now, late at night, my previously 100% zero issue Windows 7 64
Home Premium build has simply instantly dropped the display to a black
screen while the system still runs and the p/s, fans drive and power
lights are on and functioning. Zero memory dump, no errors or disk
issues. Have to power down . No new hardware, software, nothing. Any
ideas?

try googling Black Screen of Death or look at this link November
Archives and see if that helps.
http://www.prevx.com/blog.asp


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Rick
Fargo, ND
N 46°53'251"
W 096°48'279"


Remember the USS Liberty
http://www.ussliberty.org/

"Rick" wrote in message
...
Bob Hatch wrote:
Augustus wrote:
Twice now, late at night, my previously 100% zero issue Windows 7 64
Home Premium build has simply instantly dropped the display to a black
screen while the system still runs and the p/s, fans drive and power
lights are on and functioning. Zero memory dump, no errors or disk
issues. Have to power down . No new hardware, software, nothing. Any
ideas?

1. Bad video card.
2. Bad or out of date video card drivers.
3. Video card over heating.

not it is most likely a M$ problem it is occurring on too many systems
to be anything else

I am running Win 7 Home Premium 64 and have done some experimenting with
various video card driver settings and have discovered that my ATI 2600 PRO
512 MB will present momentarily a black screen shortly after boot-up if I
have use the ATI Overdrive at any setting other than the default. After the
black screen, which lasts a few seconds, the computer resumes normal
operation.

Using the default settings, there isn't a problem.

The symtoms described don't coincide with the "black screen of death"
symtoms which tend to be "soon after system startup". I side with the
hardware argument but think that reinstalling/resetting your USB hubs,
mouse, keyboard, check connections, updating the BIOS and/or making chages
in the BIOS in relation to USB and sleep states might fix the problem. A
temporary fix would be to disable sleep, power-down states and hybernation
as Dick mentioned. Your computer is probably in a state of sleep and if it
sees that it can disable some hardware--like your mouse, obviously your
monitor or, USB controllers, it will--unless you tell it not to.




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"*BUSY*" wrote in message
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The symtoms described don't coincide with the "black screen of death"
symtoms which tend to be "soon after system startup". I side with the
hardware argument but think that reinstalling/resetting your USB hubs,
mouse, keyboard, check connections, updating the BIOS and/or making chages
in the BIOS in relation to USB and sleep states might fix the problem. A
temporary fix would be to disable sleep, power-down states and hybernation
as Dick mentioned. Your computer is probably in a state of sleep and if it
sees that it can disable some hardware--like your mouse, obviously your
monitor or, USB controllers, it will--unless you tell it not to.



Who the **** are you replying to? Learn how to post, asshole!
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