Black screen, 15 mins to start

manicmania

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When I start my computer, it would load fine until the loading green bar. After that screen, my computer would have a black screen for 15 or so minutes until the screen for the password shows up.

I've disabled nearly everything in startup in msconfig, did a restore to manufacture settings the day before to try and solve this, but it didn't help.


I have:
Dell XPS420
3.00 GB RAM
32-bit operating system
Number of processor cores 2
 

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When I start my computer, it would load fine until the loading green bar. After that screen, my computer would have a black screen for 15 or so minutes until the screen for the password shows up.

I've disabled nearly everything in startup in msconfig, did a restore to manufacture settings the day before to try and solve this, but it didn't help.


I have:
Dell XPS420
3.00 GB RAM
32-bit operating system
Number of processor cores 2


May I suggest rebooting in safe mode-last known good configuration. If no glory there, you can also try booting with Vista dvd and do a repair.
Good luck.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Custom
    CPU
    Core i7 860 Lynnfield
    Motherboard
    Asus P7P55D Deluxe
    Memory
    Corsair XMS 3 PC 1600Mhz
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI Radeon HD 5770
    Sound Card
    Onboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    LG 2350 Flatron HD
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    Barracuda 1Tb
    PSU
    650w Corsair
    Case
    Antec 900
    Cooling
    CoolerMaster Hyper212
    Keyboard
    yeah,somewhere...
    Mouse
    5 button w/speed control
    Internet Speed
    cable modem
    Other Info
    Running a very stable 3.6Ghz @ 8-8-8-24 1.65v
When I start my computer, it would load fine until the loading green bar. After that screen, my computer would have a black screen for 15 or so minutes until the screen for the password shows up.

I've disabled nearly everything in startup in msconfig, did a restore to manufacture settings the day before to try and solve this, but it didn't help.


I have:
Dell XPS420
3.00 GB RAM
32-bit operating system
Number of processor cores 2

Could you please provide details about your system. What type of dispay adapter are you using? What service pack of Vista do you have?
I suspect you have either a corrupt boot sector, or your display adapter has wrong/ missing driver from what you described. It could possible be hardware failure as well. Got to control panel/hardware/ device manager. From the toolbar menu select display hidden devices. Check to see if there are any small yellow flags on any of the devices listed. Check your display adapters driver.Make sure it is up to date. If you find no flags, then please follow this tutorial http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/66978-system-files-sfc-command.html?highlight=scannow
 
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My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Custom
    CPU
    Core i7 860 Lynnfield
    Motherboard
    Asus P7P55D Deluxe
    Memory
    Corsair XMS 3 PC 1600Mhz
    Graphics Card(s)
    ATI Radeon HD 5770
    Sound Card
    Onboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    LG 2350 Flatron HD
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    Barracuda 1Tb
    PSU
    650w Corsair
    Case
    Antec 900
    Cooling
    CoolerMaster Hyper212
    Keyboard
    yeah,somewhere...
    Mouse
    5 button w/speed control
    Internet Speed
    cable modem
    Other Info
    Running a very stable 3.6Ghz @ 8-8-8-24 1.65v
I have a ATI Radeon HD 3650 display adapter and service pack 2 vista.

There aren't any yellow flags on the devices.

I just did the system files - sfc command tutorial A) option. but it couldn't repair everything.
 

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