Black Screen after W7 logo before login screen - HELP!

buffy99

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Mar 18, 2014
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Hi, When I start windows, after Windows 7 start logo, I get a black screen for about 20-40 seconds, then a black screen with cursor for around 1 and a half minute and then I get the login screen, thats around after 3minutes.

I am facing this problem for quite some time now, I also did a clean windows installation after wiping out harddisk using diskpart. But it was of no use, still I get that annoying Black Screen at startup and I think my laptop is a bit slow too. When I open windows in safe mode, I get the Black screen there too but for like 35-45 seconds.

I also ran Dell PC Checkup, everything is fine.

I'd be really grateful if someone helps me find out what exactly is wrong with my laptop and how can I get rid of this black screen, thanks!

*Windows is up to date, all drivers are installed perfectly.

System Specs:

Computer type Laptop
System Manufacturer/Model Number Dell XPS L502X
OS Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
CPU Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-2410M CPU @ 2.30GHz
Motherboard Dell Inc. 0NJT03
Memory 6.00 GB
Graphics Card (1)NVIDIA GeForce GT 540M (2)Intel(R) HD Graphics Family
Sound Card (1)Realtek High Definition Audio (2)Intel(R) Display Audio
 

scottiemedic

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In the BIOS, look for 'timeouts'. It could be waiting for a hard drive or optical drive that isn't present to spin up, and the timeout is the length of time it will wait to see if said drive will or won't spin up. Make sure it sees you current HDD and optical, then set the timeout to 5 seconds or even 0.