PC black screen after windows logo

CaptainRAVE · 21 Aug 2010 at 16:08

My dad's PC is not booting up. Shortly after the windows logo appears while booting up, the monitor looses its signal and I am left with a black screen. I have tried re-installing windows, but the same thing is happening. Any ideas? Could the graphics card be finished? It is a 7950GX2, so quite old now.

CaptainRAVE · 24 Aug 2010 at 10:13

Ordered a new graphics card, the Sapphire ATI Radeon HD 4350. Wonder how it will comp[are to the 7950GX2! Hopefully this will fix the problem. If not, I am stumped!

ci_newman · 24 Aug 2010 at 10:31

To me, that sounds like someone has set the screen resolution within Windows to something that the monitor can't support. Can you boot into safe mode?

CaptainRAVE · 24 Aug 2010 at 10:33

ci_newman said:
To me, that sounds like someone has set the screen resolution within Windows to something that the monitor can't support. Can you boot into safe mode?

Yep, safe mode works fine. But when loading normally, as soon as the windows logo disappears, the monitor loses signal? The fresh install of windows hasn't helped though. Actually, I can't even complete the installation.

Hagar · 24 Aug 2010 at 10:33

Does the computer die, drive lights, noise, fans etc?

Could be a heat issue. Power supply?

Could it be the monitor?

need more info, hardware etc.

andy.

True_Scotsman · 24 Aug 2010 at 10:34

Have you tried Safe Mode then change the res to 800x600 (or what ever settings are there) then reboot the PC?

Hagar · 24 Aug 2010 at 10:36

CaptainRAVE said:
Yep, safe mode works fine. But when loading normally, as soon as the windows logo disappears, the monitor loses signal? The fresh install of windows hasn't helped though. Actually, I can't even complete the installation.

Bad or missing drivers.

In safe mode amend start up items in msconfig.

CaptainRAVE · 24 Aug 2010 at 10:37

nkata said:
Does the computer die, drive lights, noise, fans etc?

Could be a heat issue. Power supply?

Could it be the monitor?

need more info, hardware etc.

andy.

AMD x2 4400+
Asus a8n-sli
7950GX2

Can't remember what else is in there tbh. Power supply is pretty new (it died a couple of years ago). The hard drive died recently too - I guess age is catching up it :confused:

True_Scotsman said:
Have you tried Safe Mode then change the res to 800x600 (or what ever settings are there) then reboot the PC?

Will try this when I put the new graphics card in.

Cheers guys, you have given me some other things to try.