Long Boot / Black Screen

[secunda]

I have search the forum's for my topic, but not same problem's I read, but close.
Before I start will what my sys. is doing.. Here is a short list of my PC. Also sys. is about 4 months old ( home built)

1) quad core 6700
2) 2-hard drive-sata
3) Windows Vista Ultimate
4) 1000w power supply
5) 8800 ultra
6) 4g of ram

Here's what my sys. is doing:
1)When sys. is running, sometimes it locks up.. Have to reboot.
2)when rebooting... sys. takes forever to log out... almost like stalling out.
3) Once re-starting..it takes forever for windows to load..(everything is fine at start-up-Bios loads and evrything) just windows will not load giving me a Black Screen.
4) When sys. has been Power Off all day.. Than when turning On... Bios loads... than it gives me a black screen.


So what can I do to resolve this problem?
Thank you in advance......

 

[cnumartyr]

Sounds like you either have an issue with your HDs or Windows.

I'd check your HD connectors then reinstall Windows.

 

[roadrunner197069]

Do you overclock? Check you temperature and reset HS if needed.

 

[cfvh600]

Do you have any devices under device manager that's not installed properly or with exclamation marks next to them?

 

[secunda]

I am now on my Home built sys. Now....
cnumartyr, thankz...when I looked had sata connectors, they did look a little loose.....
roadrunner 197069, sorry...I don't over clock...yet...not that i wouldn't mind if only I trusted myself with settings.....
cfvh600, A-Ok in device manager...

Thanks for the replies...Hopefully it was just the loose sata connectors...I'll see how everythings runnings the next couple of days...Fingers crossed

 

[cfvh600]

Good luck secunda...You're not from Secunda in SA are you?

 

[obiwan05]

what kind of optical drive do you have? ide by chance? my piece of crap lg dvd+rw ide causes a similar issue on my machine, espeically when there is a disk in it.... try disconnecting yours (if its ide) and booting up/restarting...

 

[secunda]

cfvh600..... I use Secunda Giedi but Secunda for short...It's a name of a star in the capriconus constellation... Since I am a capricorn.... Hint...

obiwan05... my optical drive works fine.... the problem was possibly a loose sata connector, since it looked crooked in slot...

 

[cnumartyr]

cfvh600..... I use Secunda Giedi but Secunda for short...It's a name of a star in the capriconus constellation... Since I am a capricorn.... Hint...

obiwan05... my optical drive works fine.... the problem was possibly a loose sata connector, since it looked crooked in slot...

Does your case put pressure on your HDs at all?

The back of mine put just enough to knock one loose, waiting on right angle connectors.

 

[secunda]

cnumartyr .... I just relocated the ends that went to MB ( from sides to face of MB ) The Case is NO problem, more room than I know what to do with it... TT armor series

 

[cfvh600]

Glad you got the problem sorted secunda.