Reboot with No Video

[scnrfrq 0]

While running FSX, my monitor went black and my PC rebooted with no video. I had to do a hard shutoff of the PC and it came back on OK then. What could cause this?

[Guest fsxmissionguy]

An overheating video card might cause this.I'd recommend clearing the dust bunnies first, and then opening up your chassis and taking a peek inside to ensure your cooling channels are clear of debris.Whenever something like that happens, it is usually a precursor to something worse about to happen. I'd also make sure any irreplaceable data on my hard disk drive was backed up.Do you have a spare video card lying about (perhaps a previous one) that could be used in a pinch. If so, I'd find it and keep it near the box.