Startup Problem Black Screen

[hassan098123]

Hi, I have a computer with windows 8 installed on it and it was working perfectly fine untill one day when I turned on my PC it booted up to the login screen but the screen started flickering and eventually just turned into a black screen with only my mouse pointer visible. I have tried CTR ALT DEL but nothing comes up. I even reinstalled windows but was faced with the same problem. I ran a check disk command and it said that my hard disk was corrupted could this be the issue? I have tried to boot into safe mode and that works but what do i do now?

[ARikozuM]

I would back up any files that you need. Once that's done, take the HDD/SSD and SATA cable and attach it to another computer. Open command prompt (Win + R > "cmd"). Once the window opens type "diskpart". Say yes to the pop-up.

 

"List disk"

Find the disk you just attached.

"Select disk X" X = the drive # you need

"clean all" and wait for it to finish.

 

This will break any MBR/MFT on the drive and write zeroes on every single bit on the drive.

 

After that, return the drive to the rightful owner and reinstall Windows.

 

Let me know if you need more help by quoting and deleting whatever is in the quote box with a -snip-.

[hassan098123]

Can this not be done on my own PC?

[hassan098123]

Can this not be done on my own PC?

[ARikozuM]

8 minutes ago, hassan098123 said:

Can this not be done on my own PC?

No, you're breaking the OS (by zeroing the drive rather than formatting) for a fresh install.

[hassan098123]

So the problem is definetley the Hard drive?

[hassan098123]

So the problem is definetley the Hard drive?

[hassan098123]

7 hours ago, ARikozuM said:

I would back up any files that you need. Once that's done, take the HDD/SSD and SATA cable and attach it to another computer. Open command prompt (Win + R > "cmd"). Once the window opens type "diskpart". Say yes to the pop-up.

 

"List disk"

Find the disk you just attached.

"Select disk X" X = the drive # you need

"clean all" and wait for it to finish.

 

This will break any MBR/MFT on the drive and write zeroes on every single bit on the drive.

 

After that, return the drive to the rightful owner and reinstall Windows.

 

Let me know if you need more help by quoting and deleting whatever is in the quote box with a -snip-.

Hey I tried what u said but it still didnt work should I replace my Hard drive? The screen flickers and then goes completely black but that doesnt happen in safe mode so im adsuming its not a GPU problem

[ARikozuM]

No. If it doesn't happen in safe mode, I would start by checking every driver you have.

 

Before that, can you do "chkdsk [drive letter]:" from cmd.