Solved W8 CD install hangs on black screen after 1st auto reboot

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This is a Windows 8 OEM CD install, on an i7 x64 system. I have tried this with both UEFI and legacy modes.

I cleaned the drive and allowed setup to partition and format how it sees fit on an Intel SSD.

The system copies files, sets them up and reboots.

The blue windows logo is up for a minute, then the screen (not the PC) power cycles (probably due to a resolution change). It hangs there on a black screen. There is a mouse cursor that responds and the num lock toggles on the kb, but nothing else. CTRL-ALT-DEL does nothing.

Any ideas?
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Win8
To me it sounds like there is something wrong with disc, might just have a scratch or be defective. Do you have the product key? If you do you should be able to hypothetically just download the same version of Windows 8 from the web and use that for the install as long as you have the product key for that computer.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Pro 64 Bit
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Sager NP2740
    CPU
    Intel Core i7 4702HQ 2.2 GHz
    Motherboard
    W740SU
    Memory
    8 GB 1600 MHz
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel Iris Pro 5200
    Sound Card
    High Defenition Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    IPS Display
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    Samsung SSD 840 EVO 250 GB mSATA
    Internet Speed
    60 Mbps cable, NETGEAR Night Hawk AC1900
    Browser
    Firefox 38.0.5
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender & Malwarebytes Pro
Thank you for the suggestion; LATE last night I decided to tear the whole thing apart.

It booted right up after I had removed the ATI video card. After install was over, I swapped it back in and everything was OK.

I had not seen anything like this before.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Win8
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