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Safe Mode Boot - Believe - 02-19-2013
So I come to you in need of help.
I am currently facing the biggest problem and I am yet to be able to fix it.
Recently, my GFX card blew and I had to remove it from my PC.
After doing so, when I booted my PC, everything would work perfectly fine (BIOS shows and MOBO logo etc) but as soon as Windows kicks in, the screen goes black.
The only way I have been able to get around this is to boot my PC in safe mode, but this is rather annoying.
So I was wondering if there was any possible solutions to getting my PC to boot up normally.
I'd greatly appreciate any possible solutions and will gladly try it out.
I am very hesitant to format my harddrive and reinstall windows however.
So I'd much prefer solutions other than that.
RE: Safe Mode Boot - Charon - 02-19-2013
Do you have an onboard GPU?
Because it's quite obviously you don't see anything if you don't have your GPU installed.
RE: Safe Mode Boot - Believe - 02-19-2013
How do I find out if I have an onboard GFX card or not?
RE: Safe Mode Boot - Charon - 02-19-2013
(02-19-2013, 03:32 PM)Believe Wrote: How do I find out if I have an onboard GFX card or not?
When you boot up normal all you see is a black screen, right?
If that's the issue then I think you don't have an onboard GPU, because you won't see really anything without a GPU. To fix this you'd need to buy a GPU.
RE: Safe Mode Boot - Believe - 02-19-2013
But surely if the problem was the lack of onboard GFX card, I wouldn't be able to see anything in safe mode either.
Just spitting the first thing that comes to mind onto this post.
May be wrong.
RE: Safe Mode Boot - w00t - 02-19-2013
Windows is using the driver for the card you no longer have plugged in. Uninstall the driver, you should be good.