Dual-DVI Adapter and Windows 7

Just under a month ago we have purchased a new mac mini that's running Windows 7. Mac mini is now connected to a 29" UltraWide AOC Display using a Dual-DVI link adapter. Everything is working okay in terms of resolution, but the screen cannot detect input after Windows 7 boot screen.
When you first switch on the mac, you get the Windows start up and then it goes to a black screen. The monitor displays no signal on DVI and goes to standby. We have to unplug the DVI adapter from the thunderbolt port and plug it back in, for the monitor to come back on.
Any ideas what could be wrong? Do we need a special driver for the adapter?

As previously stated mount # and chroot in the install grub to /dev/sda mbr - nothing will be lost from your hdd and grub will boot in preference to winloader
Use the the beginners guide for the commands and adapt for your system
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Be … ase_system
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Be … bootloader
... and always install windows first - if you did a clean windows install it may be best to install all the service packs / major updates before bothering to reinstate grub as you may find you need to repeat the process anyway

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