Black screen with random white flashing

[BiggNoob]

Hi everyone,

 

So every time I turn on my laptop I get past the Sony logo, and Windows logo with the white spinning ball, but after that where the log in screen is supposed to be I get a black screen which flashes white at random moments. I've tried to boot into safe mode but the same thing happenes. Currently I assume I'm screwed.

[Treedubz]

Pictures?

[SlyTroopah]

I think it might be a software issue, not a hardware issue since the logo screen I assume is not messed up?

[jvb50m]

Ok this might be a virus (doubt it) but first you should make a bootable usb using the media creation tool from windows then use the troubleshooting options to fix your issue (I would first try startup repair then sfc  in command prompt and if that fails chkdsk) 

[Deagon]

sounds like a failing GPU or northbridge 

[BiggNoob]

17 hours ago, SlyTroopah said:

I think it might be a software issue, not a hardware issue since the logo screen I assume is not messed up?

The logo screen is not messed up at all

 

 

[BiggNoob]

15 hours ago, jvb50m said:

Ok this might be a virus (doubt it) but first you should make a bootable usb using the media creation tool from windows then use the troubleshooting options to fix your issue (I would first try startup repair then sfc  in command prompt and if that fails chkdsk) 

Thanks for the help I was thinking about this but the thing is I don't have another computer (Typing this stuff on my iPad)

[Deagon]

8 minutes ago, BiggNoob said:

The logo screen is not messed up at all

 

 

doesn't mean that a hardware issue isn't causing it, it could simply be your GPU overheating by the time it gets there. It sounds like a GPU issue, are you using onboard graphics or a card?

 

[jvb50m]

46 minutes ago, BiggNoob said:

Thanks for the help I was thinking about this but the thing is I don't have another computer (Typing this stuff on my iPad)

Do you have your installation disk or a friends computer?

[BiggNoob]

48 minutes ago, Deagon said:

doesn't mean that a hardware issue isn't causing it, it could simply be your GPU overheating by the time it gets there. It sounds like a GPU issue, are you using onboard graphics or a card?

 

Onboard graphics 

[BiggNoob]

9 minutes ago, jvb50m said:

Do you have your installation disk or a friends computer?

Pretty sure I have installation disk but it's only Windows 7

[Deagon]

12 minutes ago, BiggNoob said:

Onboard graphics 

could be a failing northbridge or GPU, i used to have this same problem, would boot fine until windows loaded then my screen went nuts and started flashing. (also didn't notice you said it was a laptop). If its under warranty get it RMA'd otherwise I'd have it examined. 

[BiggNoob]

 

46 minutes ago, Deagon said:

could be a failing northbridge or GPU, i used to have this same problem, would boot fine until windows loaded then my screen went nuts and started flashing. (also didn't notice you said it was a laptop). If its under warranty get it RMA'd otherwise I'd have it examined. 

I mean it's not going nuts it's just flickering white 

 

Edit: I don't think it's failing gpu because with some Sony computers you get a "web" and "Assist" button which both load up perfectly fine 

Edited August 5, 2016 by BiggNoob

[Deagon]

reinstall windows, if that doesn't fix it, I'm not sure what it could be.