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Display Driver for Windows 8.1

Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2014 9:25 am
by jamie1333
Every attempt to install Windows 8.1 results in a black screen and no graphics output. The only way to restore graphics is to boot in safe mode and uninstall AMD Radeon driver. Trying a Windows update before reloading graphics driver results in the same black screen. Using the supplied Windows 7 Graphics drivers also results in black screen, loading drivers directly from AMD website also results in black screen. System will not run in anything other than low video resolution running on the Microsoft Basic Display Adapter.
Has anyone been able to install windows 8.1 on a Fit PC4? If so what Graphics Drivers are you using?

Re: Display Driver for Windows 8.1

Posted: Sat Jul 26, 2014 9:54 am
by jamie1333
Almost a week and not one reply, not to worry unit is now dead with no signs of life at all. Conducted a BIOS reset just in case something had got corrupted but nothing, no led indication, no video output.

Re: Display Driver for Windows 8.1

Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2014 12:34 pm
by mbirger
Sorry for the late response.
First make a BIOS reset described on the wiki:
http://www.fit-pc.com/wiki/index.php/Fi ... leshooting

If BIOS reset won't help, please try to make a clean installation of the OS. Windows 8 drivers should be published next week. Anyway, video driver (part of the system driver) should be the same as in Windows 7. Audio and LAN drivers are different.


After new OS install, try the updated AMD SoC driver (still not officially released, in verification):
http://fit-pc.com/download/fit-pc4/sw-d ... 0.1006.zip

But first use AMD utility amdcleanuputility_1.4.0.0.exe - The AMD Clean Uninstall Utility removes any previously installed AMD Catalyst driver and AMD files and folders from the system. This helps prepare the system for a driver update by preventing errors relating to missing/corrupt files associated with the AMD Catalyst software that may occur during/after the driver installation process.
http://fit-pc.com/download/fit-pc4/sw-d ... .4.0.0.exe