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Topic: No Video after Partitioning

I just got a WD 250GB SATA HDD for my dad's rig. I installed it and partitioned it using GParted. Initial setup gave me no trouble, everything was detected without a hitch. However, upon rebooting out of Gparted, the monitor flashed a "No Signal" and that was the end of it. The PC still appears to POST correctly and even boot into Windows presumably, but the video is just gone. I have tried removing the video card and using the integrated video and unplugging the HDD with no success.

Appreciate any help you guys can provide. Thanks.

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Re: No Video after Partitioning

I don't know how come ?
Could you tell me the model of your video card ?

I wonder if a livecd is able to break video card :-/
Never seen before !...

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Re: No Video after Partitioning

Since you are talking about PCI, i guess you use PC and not notebook...
Could you please try this : unplug electric cables during 5 seconds, and try to switch on.
This should empty some memory cache....

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Re: No Video after Partitioning

It's definitely not the video adapter (Geforce 6600GT) at fault. I have tried the integrated video, which hasn't worked.

Also, I'm not sure what you mean by unplugging the electric cables. Do you mean everything hooked up to the power supply?

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Re: No Video after Partitioning

I mean that switch off is not enough
You must disconnect the power outlet. Then wait for 5 seconds, and connect it again, and see if the problem is still there.

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