I get the same black screen. If i'm in full screen mode it even flickers. No screeching though.
Pent Core2 Quad 64
6gig
nVidia 9500GS
Vista 64 Ultimate.
Latest drivers
Has anyone else noted the lack of dung lately ingame? It wasn't too long ago I would always come back from mining with some dung and fruit. Now though I'll be lucky if I get just one pick of fruit. :)