Windows 10: New Monitor -> Windows Startup not showing anymore

Plugging in the new monitor with the hdmi the old monitor was connected before did not change anything same problem as before.. guess ill backup my stuff and uninstall the graphic driver completely, i dont think it is the graphic card which produces the problem, i think its windows itself somehow..

 

I'd be looking in the Bios or the monitors settings itself. In your first post you said you couldn't access the Bios. It might be something as simple as enabling Plug n' play in the Bios. You should be able to get in the Bios just by repeatedly tapping the default key Del F2 or whatever it is as soon as it powers on.

 

I think he can get in, he just can't see it on screen. The POST is showing on the non existent phantom monitor. He doesn't see anything on screen until the boot screen shows up. I run triple monitors. I have no control on which monitor the POST screen and BIOS menu shows on. The Video card decides that. What monitor it displays on depends on how many monitors I plug in and what ports I plug them into. It's hard wired into the Video card firmware.

 

actually i tried everything
i tried to uninstall graphic driver, as always monitor turned black and after restart it returned problem still occures.
i tied to load windows backup but it failed for what reason ever

now iam trying to install windows 10 anew but i guess it will f*** up my pc completely *Biggrin and the monitor will just stay black

 

Here's what's worked for me. I also run a 3 monitor system. I have my oldest monitor connected to my internal graphics. It doesn't interfere with my gtx970 and always seems to work. That's also where my post screen shows up. In the past I've had drivers for the 970 fail but I could use the monitor attached to the internal card to navigate and fix it. My system is set up so that I see separate screens on each monitor as well. I play my games on my main monitor and usually have my email up on the second. I just put the shortcuts that need on the third. That keeps my main monitor clear with only the task bar showing.

What I've done in the past is remove the NVidia drivers, and actually remove my 970 and boot the system without it. After it boots, I shut it down and reinstall the 970 and navigate to the Nvidia site for the correct driver. Once it's installed my other two monitors are up and run fine.

 

actually i gave up, not even windows new installation worked somehow *Biggrin guess it is a sign.

i already tried to plug it into motherboard graphics but didnt work whatever..

ill just wait maybe the problem will get fixxed automatically *Smile

i dont have the nerves to unplug the graphiccard now but guess thats the last possibility that could fix it maybe someday..

but thanks for your help guys

edit: i unplugged my graphic card and connected the monitor with motherboard... no problem only 1 monitor shown
replugged my graphiccard and installed drivers same problem as before wtf??
seems my motherboard is actually the problem and not the graphic card maybe?

 

My motherboard onboard video will not work if I have a dedicated card plugged in. It's one or the other but not both. I have to remove my GT 640 to get the onboard to work. It's only newer motherboards that will use both. I think its your Video card that's doing it. That's my gut feeling anyway. If it was Windows, reinstalling windows should fix it. Wish I had another suggestion but I don't. Moving your current monitor to another port (the one with the phantom monitor on it) should get your BIOS screen to display. If you need to access your BIOS.

 

Forgot to mention, if you haven't already, set the one that works as main display and then *Start + P and select PC Screen Only. That will prevent anything from opening on the missing phantom monitor.

 

yeah got that already thanks.. ill do a sfc scannow maybe this will help, otherwise i will try to somehow clean install windows 10 somehow.. i dont even know how to do that without windows screen, i also cannot reset windows via windows 10 option does not work somehow.. maybe iam missing some files, have you got any advice?

maybe i should try to reset the mainboard settings? F2, wait F9 -- Enter , F10 -- Enter?
i actually dont want to believe i fu**ed my graphiccard.. i really dont want to send it back and get a new one ~.~

 

If you move your current monitor connection to a different port on the video card, the BIOS POST screen should display. I would try the port where your original monitor was connected. Maybe try this, power down the PC. Unplug the power supply from the wall. Press and hold the power button for say 5 seconds. That will drain any residual power left in the power supply. Then plug back in and boot up. This will kill any leftover effects from a sleep or hibernate mode. Like Windows Fast Startup. That can cause weird things to happen because the PC doesn't fully shut down, it goes into a hybrid sleep mode. This will force a cold boot up.

 

Update your system specs. That may give us a better idea of how to help.

 

tried this one same problem as before.

i got this ones:

mainboard: asrock z97 extreme 4
graphic: gtx 980 palit super jetstream
ram: 16 gb
processor: intel i7 4790k
soundcard: creative sound blaster z
monitor: benq 2411z
1 ssd (with windows on it) 2 hdds for stuff

if you need any other information just ask

 

I don't see anything with your specs that would raise a red flag. You should be able to run two monitors just fine. If you have the manual for your motherboard, or can find one online take a look and see if there's settings in bios that affects the bios screen and/or turns off the internal graphics. You still should be able to go into your bios by hitting the appropriate key when you turn it on. That differs from bios to bios but I think its usually something like F12 or esc.

 

I think the Problem Is Not my Graphic Card , i already plugged in all Graphic Card slots with my Monitors dvi and hdmi but the Phantom Monitor still Shows up and if i unplug the Graphic Card and only connect the Monitor to motherboard the Phantom Monitor Is gone. There are Actually 3 possibilities:
- Its the Graphic Card
- its the motherboard
- its Windows
So someone Something Thinks that there Is a Monitor in the motherboard connected.

 

To me that strongly points to the motherboard or at least it's graphics chip. When u plug your monitor into the MB do you see the boot screen? Other than it just showing up is it causing any performance issues?