When Intel® Active Monitor (v1.13 and earlier) and the Intel® Ultra ATA Storage Driver (v6.10 and later) are installed on Pentium® 4 Processor based systems running Microsoft Windows* 2000, an intermittent black screen (system will not POST) may occur on power up. The root cause for this black screen/No POST condition is a timing issue with the SMBus driver in the Intel Active Monitor.

To restore the system to normal operation, remove all power by unplugging the power cord from the system for no less than 15 seconds. When power is re-stored the system should boot normally. After Microsoft Windows* 2000 fully boots, uninstall Intel Active Monitor (v.1.13 and earlier).

This applies to:

Intel® Desktop Board D845BG Intel® Desktop Board D845EBG2 Intel® Desktop Board D845EBT Intel® Desktop Board D845EPI Intel® Desktop Board D845EPT2 Intel® Desktop Board D845GBV Intel® Desktop Board D845GEBV2 Intel® Desktop Board D845GERG2 Intel® Desktop Board D845GLAD Intel® Desktop Board D845GLLY Intel® Desktop Board D845GLVA Intel® Desktop Board D845GRG Intel® Desktop Board D845GVAD2 Intel® Desktop Board D845GVSR Intel® Desktop Board D845HV Intel® Desktop Board D845PEBT2 Intel® Desktop Board D845PESV Intel® Desktop Board D845PT Intel® Desktop Board D845WN Intel® Desktop Board D848PMB Intel® Desktop Board D850EMD2 Intel® Desktop Board D850EMV2 Intel® Desktop Board D850GB Intel® Desktop Board D850MD Intel® Desktop Board D850MV Intel® Desktop Board D865GBF Intel® Desktop Board D865GLC Intel® Desktop Board D865GRH Intel® Desktop Board D865PERL Intel® Desktop Board D875PBZ Intel® Desktop Board D915PDT Intel® Desktop Board D945PLNM