The issues described in kb article 974719 I have found are applying to me, and have been since I upgraded to Windows 7 Ultimate-64bit. After a forced reboot windows boots to a non-interactive black screen with a white cursor in the middle. I have lost track of how many times I have wiped the system and started over or gone into safe mode, which works, to uninstall my graphics adapter drivers, reset to standard vga, reboot and reinstall the latest drivers only to have it either not work or only work until I reboot or use 'shutdown'. After the B(lack)SOD has made an appearance it does not matter if I am using just one card, both cards individually or in SLI. I don't know where else to post this but report without shelling out at least $50 for the privilege of doing so. Dual Asus Nvidia Geforce 465 GTX video cards Asus P6T Deluze V2 Motherboard with Core I-7 960 CPU 6GB Crucial DDR3 Ballistix PC3-10600 CL7, 1.65V W/XMP Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium.

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Thank you for the reply, though I did not expect one. I hope this information eventually finds its way to microsoft and enough people have the problem that they deem it worthy of quashing. As I stated the bug occurs only after a forced reboot and then can only be corrected by booting from the W7 DVD. After booting from the DVD and choosing not to install/re-install a reboot allows windows to boot up normally once more. As for power I am using a 1200W high quality PSU so I don't believe power is an issue.

Maybe there is a driver problem as I have seen a boatload of issues with the 280 driver I am expert, I can help fix the problem Scan you rig for malware, I use MSE, which I link to on my IT site report results Windows MVP, XP, Vista, 7. Expanding into Windows Server 2008 R2, SQL Server, SharePoint etc. My page on Video Card Problems is now my most popular landing page. My Page on SSD is now #2. See my gaming site for game reviews etc. Developer | Windows IT | Chess | Economics | Hardcore Games | Vegan Advocate | PC Reviews

Hi balrog92000, What do you mean the KB974719 not just for 32-bit? What's the version of your Windows 7? Did you install the service pack 1? If you've installed SP1, this hotfix was contained in it. I suggest you update your BIOS and graphic card driver to the latest one then check if it persists. Regards, MiyaThis posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights. | Please remember to click "Mark as Answer" on the post that helps you, and to click "Unmark as Answer" if a marked post does not actually answer your question. This can be beneficial to other community members reading the thread.