after shutting down and restarting lights on and fans are whirring but no indication on monitor at all, will try another monitor and then maybe graphics card and try to work thru it.
After waiting maybe 5 mins it will start up normally and work perfect.
I have a similar problem. Normal Windows screen does not appear for a few minutes (monitor connected to MoBo graphics). Funny thing is, when I connect the monitor to the standalone graphics card, I can watch the initial startup and then it goes blank! I have never solved this. Repair by replacement eventually...
Put it on a Cat D MEL!
