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Hello everyone!

I just installed Windows 7 to my tiny netbook, the linux edition of EEEPC 901, which has a 4gb + 16gb drive, but this doesnt really matter.

During install everything went fine, no errors nothing,but now if I start it, when it comes to the login screen its just all blank, but from sound I can hear, its operating, but I think maybe it didnt recognize my VGA, or something...if I boot up in safemode then everything is OK, and I see windows.

How can I fix this? ...since during safemode I cant istall the factory drivers, which might solve the issues, or did anyone encounter such thing? is there any MSCONFIG or other setup how I could fix this?

Thanks in advance.

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I had quite a few drivers that never installed on mine, although the display adapter wasn't one of them. Try installing again, even without a graphics driver the screen should still run at 800x600 resolution.

If anything can you try maybe hooking up an external monitor for the install? Maybe it'll switch to that so you can see.

I had quite a few drivers that never installed on mine, although the display adapter wasn't one of them. Try installing again, even without a graphics driver the screen should still run at 800x600 resolution.

If anything can you try maybe hooking up an external monitor for the install? Maybe it'll switch to that so you can see.

Installing agian I already did, coz at 1st I thought it had some errors maybe that why there is no screen to see, but since its the second time, I guess it won't solve it.

Regarding external monitor. Brilliant idea, I will try it, although I'm not sure if it will switch it as primary right away on the installed version I mean.

If its the video device not being intialized correctly then the output display won't matter. Have you tried boot to low res video (F8) mode then install driver? Which P945 video driver are you using?

Asus doesn't support that model for Win7 currently.

Actually, 901 is equipped with 950 intel vga, if I'm correct, but I would assume, Win7 by default supports it, since it's older then win7's release.

I will now try F8...low res would solve the problem, because it really must be the VGA/display...coz it doesn't recognize 1024*600, only 800*600 or 1024*768 in safemode.

This has been covered by ASUS on the eeePC901 Forum on the ASUS Website. The latest BIOS releases cause issues with Windows 7. Put the eeePC to sleep, then wake it, and it'll work normally. To be 100% sure, just downgrade the BIOS, then it works a treat.

901 supports Windows 7 fully to the point of a working system - I know this as I installed it on one not more than 2 weeks ago

Did try F8 low res, but nope, I still get the same blank screen. I can only get it running while in safemode! :(

This has been covered by ASUS on the eeePC901 Forum on the ASUS Website. The latest BIOS releases cause issues with Windows 7. Put the eeePC to sleep, then wake it, and it'll work normally. To be 100% sure, just downgrade the BIOS, then it works a treat.

Sadly, I can't put it to sleep. FN combo doesn't work, aslo power button is just shutting down OS. Any suggestion in that direction howto?

Did try F8 low res, but nope, I still get the same blank screen. I can only get it running while in safemode! :(

Sadly, I can't put it to sleep. FN combo doesn't work, aslo power button is just shutting down OS. Any suggestion in that direction howto?

Just downgrade the BIOS. or boot into Safemode and change the behavior of the power button.

Just downgrade the BIOS. or boot into Safemode and change the behavior of the power button.

Can't. There is no option for sleep: only to do nothing or shut down. But mean while in the device manager, as it seams everything was recognized, except the 1024*600 display.

To which version shall I downgrade? ...do you have the link to asus forum, that u mentioned?

This thread seems to indicate that there is tweaking required to get it working since it isn't a supported configuration.

http://forum.eeeuser.com/viewtopic.php?id=56897

They also indicate it is an Intel P945GM video set (Disregard the OP walkthrough, its bizarre, driver links at bottom). You will also probably need to manually extract/install the driver from safe mode vs running the installer.

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