New Build Drops Video on Boot Up

The system has the following configuration.
MSI 890FXA-GD70 AM3+ AMD 890FX SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard
AMD FX-6100 Zambezi 3.3GHz Socket AM3+ 95W Six-Core Desktop Processor FD6100WMGUSBX
ASUS EN8400GS SILENT/DI/1GD2(LP) GeForce 8400 GS 1GB 64-bit DDR2 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready Low Profile Ready Video Card
CORSAIR Vengeance 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model CMZ8GX3M2A1600C
Western Digital Caviar Blue WD5000AAKX 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
When the system boots from the win7 CDROM and runs the install everything apears to be working fine. Install completes loading files to hard drive without a hitch.
On boot of the windows installation from the hard disk it apears like it is going to start. I get the 4 windows flying in ... then nothing.
Aslo the diagnostic led on the main board goes dark. The board has power and blue leds are on all over the board. The system will not shut off and I need to recycle the power supply to get it to boot again.
I reinstalled windows again and the same thing happens at the same time. I can complete the first stage of the install, but the system stops (as described above) on startup from the hard drive.
What should I check? Is it abnormal for the diagnostic led to go dark when there is still power to the board?
Thank you for your help... I built this system as a gift for my son and I really am anxious to figure aout what could be going wrong.

Alright, let's have a look at the BIOS first:
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V 1.13B2 11011
This is a BETA BIOS Release, which as such is no problem.  However, there have been a number of newer releases after that, including the latest final BIOS Version which is newer than the release you are currently using. Here is the full changelog:
A7640AMS.1D2 [v1.13b2] --->   A7640AMS.1D0 [v1.13(0) Final]
- Fix When running 3Dmark11, the performance of the new bios is lower than the old bios (around 300points difference).
- Support patch CPU VID function.
- Limit default CPU VID to 1.2125V when use AM3+ CPU.
- Adjust CPU voltage and CPU PLL voltage to fix FX-6100 CPU BSOD issue when enter OS.
- Update to AMD AGESA Orochi 1.1.0.2 and AMI 8.00.16_CPU-OrochiPI_1.1.0.2-1.
- Added Cpu Core Control by Core for AM3+ CPU,and added Adjust Turbo Core Ratio(Pb1) for AM3+ CPU.
- FIX when set "Extra RAID/IDE Controller" to disabled,the Jmicron POST ROM can show up and it can still enter os.
- Fixed DRAM GG34GB1333C9DC_2GB auto voltage at 1.35v.
As you can see, there have been further fixes and adjustions that have to do with your CPU model and also some microcode/module updates.  I would recommend a BIOS Update to the latest final version (do it under DOS).  Then properly clear CMOS again, load "Optimized Defaults" in BIOS Setup and re-test.
Secondly, your PSU:
Your PSU (in addition to the fact that the review I linked you to is not really happy with the performance), has a split 12V circuit. Each 12V-Sub-Rail can deliver up to 16A@12V [=192W] according to Cooler Master's own specifications.  If the review is correct, then the PSU is not able to deliver the amount of power that it is advertising. So, to be on the safe side, we should work with 14-15A maximum output on the 12V sub-rails.
Since your video card does not have its own power connector, it will be powered by the same sub-rail your CPU is powered by:
--> CPU -> TDP = 95W .... 95W/12V ~ 8A
--> GPU -> max. power draw ~ 40W .... 40W/12V ~  3,33A
This adds up to 11,33A@12V on a power rail that we don't want to be forced to deliver more than 14A. Count in an extra 1A for the board itself and a few more 12V pits and pieces drawn by hard drives, optical drives, LEDs and fans.
The bottom line is, that there is sufficiant indication that your PSU may be operating at its limit. 
In case the BIOS update does not change things for you, you should consider testing a quality PSU that is able to deliver at least 20A on a single 12V rail or sub-rail.

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