SOLVED: Black Screen during boot up.

[TokyoSanBlast4U]

Hello! I'm having an issue with my pc that was built 2 years ago. It originally had windows 8 and then upgraded to windows 10. I upgraded my graphics card recently to a ASUS gtx1070. The issue is seen when I boot up from a cold start. It boots up to a black screen. I then hit the reset button on my pc case. When I do hit the reset button it boots up like nothing was wrong. If i shut it down afterwards and turn the pc on it works perfectly fine. Like i mentioned before it does it only on cold start. I've made sure all my drivers are up to date. I was hoping to hear some helpful feedback to see what can be causing the issue. It just annoying having to reset the pc every time to get it to work properly.

Edit: I failed to state that I overcloked the processor.

UPDATE: I manage to fix the problem for now. I went into the bios and reassured the boot was set for my ssd. I also enabled the fast boot option out of curiosity. I after several days and boot ups everything seems fine now. Thanks for the help and suggestions.

[chiefputsilao✖️ping]

maybe just an issue in BIOS.

select the key that loads BIOS before windows boots up. when in BIOS settings, set to boot from your primary boot drive, then save settings on exit.

[Bad 💀 Motha]

Thats pretty much what all my Motherboards have done when the Motherboard was near death.

All I can suggest really is reset the cmos and go from there.
Then recheck all the BIOS Settings, since they'll be defaults after you do this.

[FreezIn]

I would try to get another power supply and test it just to confirm that it is not the motherboard.

[rotNdude]

Please post your computer specs.

[Azza ☠]

Control Panel > Power Options

On the left "Choose what the power buttons do", ensure it's actually set to "Shutdown", not sleep or hibernation.

Under “Shutdown settings” make sure “Turn on fast startup” is disabled.

ps: You might need to click a button called "Change settings that are currently unavailable" before having access to change the shutdown settings.

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If you want to ensure this is off, under Windows Search type "cmd.exe" and right-click on "Command Prompt" from the list, selecting "Run as Administrator".

Then type in the admin command prompt: powercfg.exe /hibernate off

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Under your BIOS (if you know your way around that) also check for "fast boot" option and disable it.

You will likely find your PC has a fast boot instance of the Operating System. When you startup, it attempts to load that directly and fails. The reboot is actually causing it to load normally (without that fast boot instance).

The feature in question is called Fast Startup and enable by default on some Win 10 PCs. The way it works is when you shutdown your computer, rather than just dumping everything in RAM, Windows will save an image of your loaded kernel and drivers in something called the hiberfile. This way, when the system boots up again, it simply reloads this file, making boot times much faster, in theory. In practice, it causes your PC to never fully shutdown, collects rubbish from memory and if the hiberfile has an issue, fails to startup correctly too.

If Windows and your motherboard BIOS both support "Fast Boot", then they can even fight over who does it, causing even more issues as one messes up the other.

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The other possible reason, is you have a duel BIOS on your motherboard, but the first BIOS is corrupted/damaged. The reboot toggles it over to the next one, as it detects a problem with it. You will need to reflash your BIOS in that case, or disable the damaged one completely.

[TokyoSanBlast4U]

Originally posted by rotNdude:

Please post your computer specs.

Mobo: gigabyte ga-z97 sli
Processor: i5 4690k
Ram: 12 gb kingston hyperx fury (4gbx3)
128 gb ssd for os
1tb wd for storage
Psu: corsair cx550m
Asus gtx 1070 strix

Originally posted by chiefputsi✖✖✖:

maybe just an issue in BIOS.

select the key that loads BIOS before windows boots up. when in BIOS settings, set to boot from your primary boot drive, then save settings on exit.

That was one of my initial steps but everything looked good.

[FreezIn]

I think it is definitely the PSU now, try testing the computer with a seperate power supply with a higher wattage if possible

[TokyoSanBlast4U]

Originally posted by FreezIn:

I think it is definitely the PSU now, try testing the computer with a seperate power supply with a higher wattage if possible

I was considering that a possibility. Im thinking of getting a PSU tester but might just go ahead and get a higher wattage psu.

[Bad 💀 Motha]

Testers do not work; all those do is ensure the voltages are correct and that the PSU connectors work as intended. Most PSUs become an issue when they degrade over time and can no longer support the TDP all your hardware is outputting when under heavy loads. If the PSU is deemed an issue, have it replaced under warranty, or simply replace it out of pocket.