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XPS 7100 upgrade to SSD problem.
I have recently upgraded my XPS studio 7100 with a SSD HD (120GB)
I installed Windows 7 on it as the moment I install AMD Radeon 5x driver it stops loading windows, it just loads wallpaper, no start, no explorer, nothing just wallpaper.
I press Alt, Ctrl & Delete and the screen goes black. After a while it goes back to the desktop.
(safemode opens with windows 7 but that's no advantage)
I have got the latest drivers from AMD.
I have tried it with Windows 8 and after install before I enter details I hangs on a black screen with no mouse pointer.
Any suggestions.
Regards
Dave
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September 11th, 2013 15:00
UPDATE -
OK so after reinstalling another three times and installing Win8 I worked out the problem.
As my TV is connected to the PC via a HDMI lead and the screen via a DVI lead.
So some reason once the updated graphics were installed the TV was marked as primary and monitor marked as extended.
This would not have been a problem it the TV had have been on the PC channel.
As I have been watching reruns of F1 for the last three days I never realised until now.
So I have changed it to duplicate and that sorted that.
So the fix was Windows Key + the P key three times!
Regards
Dave.
Thanks guys.
rdunnill
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September 10th, 2013 20:00
Before you install the video driver, download and install all the Windows Updates.
I helped someone with this very same model and problem a few weeks ago.