Thanks AMDkid, I'm still having an issue with my computer. Whenever it restarts it goes back to the black screen situation again. Deleting the video driver and going to base video on bootup has me closer till it restarts.
Solved Can only operate in safe mode
- Thread starter sterling
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z3r010
Staff member
Have you tried a new driver from nvidia?
My Computers
System One System Two
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- Operating System
- Windows 11 Workstation
- Manufacturer/Model
- doofenshmirtz evil incorporated
- CPU
- Ryzen 9 5950X
- Motherboard
- Asus ROG Crosshair VIII Formula
- Memory
- Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO Black 64GB (4x16GB) 3600MHz AMD Ryzen Tuned DDR4
- Graphics card(s)
- ASUS AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT 16GB ROG Strix LC OC
- Sound Card
- Creative
- Monitor(s) Displays
- 3 x27" Dell U2724D & 1 x 34" Dell U3415W
- Hard Drives
- Samsung 980 Pro 1TB M.2 2280 PCI-e 4.0 x4 NVMe Solid State Drive
- PSU
- 1500W ThermalTake Toughpower
- Case
- ThermalTake Level 10 GT
- Cooling
- Enermax Liqtech 240
- Mouse
- Logitech Performance MX
- Keyboard
- Surface Ergonomic.
- Internet Speed
- 350 Mb/s
- Other Info
- WinTV NovaTD HP CP1515n Color Laser Sony BD-5300S-0B Blu-ray Writer Microsoft LifeCam Cinema APC 750i Smart UPS
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- Operating System
- windows 10
- Manufacturer/Model
- Surface Pro 3
- CPU
- 1.9GHz Intel Core i5-4300U (dual-core, 3MB cache, up to 2.9GHz with Turbo Boost)
- Memory
- 4GB
- Monitor(s) Displays
- 12" Multi Touch
- Screen Resolution
- 2160 x 144
- Hard Drives
- 128GB
- Mouse
- Logitech
- Keyboard
- yes
- Internet Speed
- 350 Mb/s
z3r010
Staff member
Do you know what model graphics card you have?
My Computers
System One System Two
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- Operating System
- Windows 11 Workstation
- Manufacturer/Model
- doofenshmirtz evil incorporated
- CPU
- Ryzen 9 5950X
- Motherboard
- Asus ROG Crosshair VIII Formula
- Memory
- Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO Black 64GB (4x16GB) 3600MHz AMD Ryzen Tuned DDR4
- Graphics card(s)
- ASUS AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT 16GB ROG Strix LC OC
- Sound Card
- Creative
- Monitor(s) Displays
- 3 x27" Dell U2724D & 1 x 34" Dell U3415W
- Hard Drives
- Samsung 980 Pro 1TB M.2 2280 PCI-e 4.0 x4 NVMe Solid State Drive
- PSU
- 1500W ThermalTake Toughpower
- Case
- ThermalTake Level 10 GT
- Cooling
- Enermax Liqtech 240
- Mouse
- Logitech Performance MX
- Keyboard
- Surface Ergonomic.
- Internet Speed
- 350 Mb/s
- Other Info
- WinTV NovaTD HP CP1515n Color Laser Sony BD-5300S-0B Blu-ray Writer Microsoft LifeCam Cinema APC 750i Smart UPS
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- Operating System
- windows 10
- Manufacturer/Model
- Surface Pro 3
- CPU
- 1.9GHz Intel Core i5-4300U (dual-core, 3MB cache, up to 2.9GHz with Turbo Boost)
- Memory
- 4GB
- Monitor(s) Displays
- 12" Multi Touch
- Screen Resolution
- 2160 x 144
- Hard Drives
- 128GB
- Mouse
- Logitech
- Keyboard
- yes
- Internet Speed
- 350 Mb/s
Hi sterling,
It is possible that you are using the wrong driver. According to the Video section here: Drivers & Downloads, some computers use NVidia whereas some use Radeon. The easiest way to check is to watch your screen when you start your computer for the graphics card sign-on message.
It is possible that you are using the wrong driver. According to the Video section here: Drivers & Downloads, some computers use NVidia whereas some use Radeon. The easiest way to check is to watch your screen when you start your computer for the graphics card sign-on message.
My Computer
System One
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- Manufacturer/Model
- Dwarf Dwf/11/2012 r09/2013
- CPU
- Intel Core-i5-3570K 4-core @ 3.4GHz (Ivy Bridge) (OC 4.2GHz)
- Motherboard
- ASRock Z77 Extreme4-M
- Memory
- 4 x 4GB DDR3-1600 Corsair Vengeance CMZ8GX3M2A1600C9B (16GB)
- Graphics card(s)
- MSI GeForce GTX770 Gaming OC 2GB
- Sound Card
- Realtek High Definition on board solution (ALC 898)
- Monitor(s) Displays
- ViewSonic VA1912w Widescreen
- Screen Resolution
- 1440x900
- Hard Drives
- OCZ Agility 3 120GB SATA III x2 (RAID 0) Samsung HD501LJ 500GB SATA II x2 Hitachi HDS721010CLA332 1TB SATA II Iomega 1.5TB Ext USB 2.0 WD 2.0TB Ext USB 3.0
- PSU
- XFX Pro Series 850W Semi-Modular
- Case
- Gigabyte IF233
- Cooling
- 1 x 120mm Front Inlet 1 x 120mm Rear Exhaust
- Mouse
- Microsoft Comfort Mouse 3000 for Business (USB)
- Keyboard
- Microsoft Comfort Curve Keyboard 3000 (USB)
- Internet Speed
- NetGear DG834Gv3 ADSL Modem/Router (Ethernet) ~4.0 Mb/s (O2)
- Other Info
- Optical Drive: HL-DT-ST BD-RE BH10LS30 SATA Bluray Lexmark S305 Printer/Scanner/Copier (USB) WEI Score: 8.1/8.1/8.5/8.5/8.25 Asus Eee PC 1011PX Netbook (Windows 7 x86 Starter)
How much free space is on that hard drive ? ?
Defrag not being able to run is a clue...
Windows needs approx 15% free space to operate properly.
Also post some system specs...did this machine ship with Vista ? ?
If you travel to Dell's site which has been suggested here just enter your service tag # from the back of the machine and it will not only list all the components in the machine but DLoads of the correct drivers.
Some Dell's are finicky ( i should say most ) about drivers and if you have used an aftermarket driver it may not like it at all.
Defrag not being able to run is a clue...
Windows needs approx 15% free space to operate properly.
Also post some system specs...did this machine ship with Vista ? ?
If you travel to Dell's site which has been suggested here just enter your service tag # from the back of the machine and it will not only list all the components in the machine but DLoads of the correct drivers.
Some Dell's are finicky ( i should say most ) about drivers and if you have used an aftermarket driver it may not like it at all.
My Computer
System One
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- CPU
- Intel Q6600
- Motherboard
- ASUS P5K MBoard.
- Memory
- 4G OCZ PC2 8500 Platinum
- Graphics card(s)
- EVGA 8800GTS Vid Card
- Hard Drives
- 500G Seagate SATA 200G Seagate SATA 100G WD Caviar SATA 80G WD Caviar IDE
- PSU
- OCZ Elite 800W PSU
- Case
- RaidMax Smilodon Case
- Other Info
- Lite-On dual layer DVD burner X 2 Dos 6.2;Win2K;XP; & Vista Ultimate 64Bit.
A little system info, it's the Dell Inspiron 530 desktop. The hard drive has 209 of 288 free. I downloaded the video driver from the Dell site. After this it booted up in normal mode!! I was excited till it said I had to restart to apply the changes.
After restarting it does the same thing again, green bar, then black screen. One question I have, when I uninstalled the video driver, there is a box to check asking if I want to delete the driver software for the device. Should I check this box?
After restarting it does the same thing again, green bar, then black screen. One question I have, when I uninstalled the video driver, there is a box to check asking if I want to delete the driver software for the device. Should I check this box?
My Computer
Yes.
Treat it like a brand new vid card install.
Is there nVidia software installed also ? ?
Treat it like a brand new vid card install.
Is there nVidia software installed also ? ?
My Computer
System One
-
- CPU
- Intel Q6600
- Motherboard
- ASUS P5K MBoard.
- Memory
- 4G OCZ PC2 8500 Platinum
- Graphics card(s)
- EVGA 8800GTS Vid Card
- Hard Drives
- 500G Seagate SATA 200G Seagate SATA 100G WD Caviar SATA 80G WD Caviar IDE
- PSU
- OCZ Elite 800W PSU
- Case
- RaidMax Smilodon Case
- Other Info
- Lite-On dual layer DVD burner X 2 Dos 6.2;Win2K;XP; & Vista Ultimate 64Bit.
Ok, I unistalled the driver and the software and it will reboot normally! Now my problem is that the display is pretty primitive. I tried to up the resolution but I'm not able to. It's set at the lowest setting and I can't move the slider.
My Computer
Now you can re-install the driver...use the original one that shipped with the card.
My Computer
System One
-
- CPU
- Intel Q6600
- Motherboard
- ASUS P5K MBoard.
- Memory
- 4G OCZ PC2 8500 Platinum
- Graphics card(s)
- EVGA 8800GTS Vid Card
- Hard Drives
- 500G Seagate SATA 200G Seagate SATA 100G WD Caviar SATA 80G WD Caviar IDE
- PSU
- OCZ Elite 800W PSU
- Case
- RaidMax Smilodon Case
- Other Info
- Lite-On dual layer DVD burner X 2 Dos 6.2;Win2K;XP; & Vista Ultimate 64Bit.
I installed the driver from the Nvidia disc that came with the computer. It still won't let me change the display settings, I can't slide it off of 800 x 600. The display settings screen says generic Pnp monitor on standard vga graphics adaptor.
My Computer
coolnewyorker
Banned
It just occured to me that maybe you are on Safe boot all the time. Make sure you aren't:
Get back to msconfig > click Boot tab > Under Boot options, Safe boot should be unchecked. Click Apply, OK, reboot. That's it.
Get back to msconfig > click Boot tab > Under Boot options, Safe boot should be unchecked. Click Apply, OK, reboot. That's it.
My Computer
System One
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- Manufacturer/Model
- HP Pavilion dv7-1170us
- CPU
- Intel Core 2 Duo T5800 @ 2.00GHz
- Motherboard
- Compal
- Memory
- 4.096
- Graphics card(s)
- NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT
- Screen Resolution
- 1440 x 900
- Hard Drives
- 289.09 GB
- Mouse
- Synaptics PS/2 Port TouchPad
- Keyboard
- IBM enhanced (101-or 102) keyboard
- Internet Speed
- cable Wireless
Go into device manager and update/install the driver for the device that way.
My Computer
System One
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- Manufacturer/Model
- Self Built
- CPU
- I5 3570K
- Motherboard
- Gigabyte Z77-DS3H
- Memory
- 4 x 4GB corsair ballistix sport DDR3 1600 Mhz
- Graphics card(s)
- Gigabyte Geforce GTX 660 TI
- Sound Card
- creative x-fi
- Monitor(s) Displays
- Primary CiBox 22" Widescreen LCD ,Secondary Dell 22" Widescreen
- Screen Resolution
- Both 1680 x 1050
- Hard Drives
- 2 x 500G HD (SATA) 1 x 2TB USB
- PSU
- Corsair HX 620W ATX2.2 Modular SLI Complient PSU
- Case
- Antec 900 Ultimate Gaming Case
- Cooling
- 3 x 80mm tri led front, 120mm side 120mm back, 200mm top
- Mouse
- Technika TKOPTM2
- Keyboard
- Logik
- Internet Speed
- 288 / 4000
- Other Info
- Creative Inspire 7.1 T7900 Speakers Trust Graphics Tablet
It is starting up in normal mode. I tried updating the driver from the device manager, which it did, but when it went to install the driver it went into startup repair again. For some reason it won't take it.
I meant to say that it did accept the download and installed it, but after it restarted that's when it went into repair mode.
I uninstalled the driver again and reinstalled it from the device manager. This time it worked!!!! Thank you to everyone who helped me solve this problem. Thank you, thank you, thank you!!
I meant to say that it did accept the download and installed it, but after it restarted that's when it went into repair mode.
I uninstalled the driver again and reinstalled it from the device manager. This time it worked!!!! Thank you to everyone who helped me solve this problem. Thank you, thank you, thank you!!
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