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mmmmthrice
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November 27th, 2007 17:00
Black Screen after Loading, Safe Mode Works
Hello:
To start off, I have a Dell 600m Inspiron Laptop (windows xp) that recently started to go to a black screen after the Windows loading screen. It stays black, theres no mouse cursor, it just stays like that never changing. I can press f8 in before the loading and go to safe mode, which loads okay.
I've been looking around and trying multiple things to solve this to no avail. I've pressed F8 at the intro and tried to boot from the last working configuration and I tried a few system restore points.
Any help would be great.
Thanks. Andrew
Message Edited by mmmmthrice on 11-27-2007 01:49 PM
To start off, I have a Dell 600m Inspiron Laptop (windows xp) that recently started to go to a black screen after the Windows loading screen. It stays black, theres no mouse cursor, it just stays like that never changing. I can press f8 in before the loading and go to safe mode, which loads okay.
I've been looking around and trying multiple things to solve this to no avail. I've pressed F8 at the intro and tried to boot from the last working configuration and I tried a few system restore points.
Any help would be great.
Thanks. Andrew
Message Edited by mmmmthrice on 11-27-2007 01:49 PM
ronnyron99
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Posted November 28th, 2007 12:00
yes that sounds like it, there should be updated video drivevrs for that model laptop in questionrudicollins
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Posted November 29th, 2007 21:00
seen this twice recently on similar models with no good fix to report. both cases involved replacing LCD &/or video card. booting to normal Windows mode yields no video after Win splash screen.
most recent case... i downloaded video driver (Nvidia) form DELL Support site, booted to Safe Mode, uninstalled video driver, installed downloaded package, restart in Normal mode & again got no video, returned to Safe Mode, disabled Nvidia driver, returned to Normal mode & had video with good resolution but the refresh rate or something else seemed a bit off.
not much help, i know. in both cases DELL Support wanted the customer to call in to be guided thru an OS reinstall.
Message Edited by rudicollins on 11-29-2007 05:45 PM
Message Edited by rudicollins on 11-29-2007 05:46 PMmmmmthrice
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Posted November 30th, 2007 00:00
Hey.Do you guys think that reinstalling the OS will fix the booting problems??? I've spent too much time with this and want a quick fix. Plus there's nothing really on the cpu that needs to be backed up or anything.Another question: If I can't find my XP cd can I just do an upgrade to Vista??Andrewronnyron99
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Posted December 3rd, 2007 17:00
check your mailbox for a message from mebrianmflanagan
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Posted February 27th, 2008 02:00
I've had this exact problem on my Inspiron 1420.
Tried 3 different drivers from nvida and dell all with the same result. (well, one got to the point with a horizontal line across the screen and two blinking dots)
I did a full restore back to factory default and got the black screen again so did a clean install of windows on top and that booted with SVGA as the graphics driver.
I have posted the bootlog for my PC in the video category.
ronnyron99
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Posted November 27th, 2007 18:00