I am using Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise x64.
After installing the Hyper-V role and restarting the machine, I get a blue screen error and an immediate reboot. I have Googled the issue and tracked it down to the graphics card, so I uninstalled it, and then Windows loads fine. However, after installing the graphics driver again, the Blue Screen returns.
The graphics card is an Nvidia GeForce 8400 GS.
Does anyone know how I can resolve this issue?
Best Answer
Despite you having marked the other answer as the correct answer, it is not correct. My Hyper-V host is humming along happily with an nVidia GPU the size of an acme brick in its 4U chassis.
Hyper-V does support some 3D graphics cards. RemoteFX requires a 3D card in fact. The list of supported cards is evolving every day.
You're facing a hardware/driver incompatibility, you might try making sure all your drivers are up to date, but maybe you're just running an unsupported combination of hardware right now.
Edit: Here is the small list of "Supported, Tested, Microsoft verified" video cards for use with Windows Server:
http://www.windowsservercatalog.com/results.aspx?bCatID=1564&cpID=0&avc=10&OR=1
That doesn't mean that other video cards won't work, but those are the ones that've been tested by MS.
Edit: According to this MS article you also need SLAT enabled on your processor: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff817602(v=ws.10).aspx