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    Hey everyone I've been having some trouble with my computer lately. A little while back my comp. started to get some lag spikes (idk if it is related to the problem though). Then one day i attempted to turn on my computer, i got past everything until I reached the windows start up screen. Then i got a black screen with a pretty low resolution cursor, I let it sit like that for a while but nothing happened. I then tried to start using safe mode, still got the black screen and cursor. The same happened when i tried to reinstall windows. When i tried reinstalling it said it was loading files and once it finished it would show the start up screen and then the black screen. I'm not too amazing with computers so help would be much appreciated.
    Monday, July 25, 2011 2:21 AM

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    Hi,

    If the harddrive have some broken sectors, the issue may happen.

    Please remember to click “Mark as Answer” on the post that helps you, and to click “Unmark as Answer” if a marked post does not actually answer your question. This can be beneficial to other community members reading the thread. ”
    • Marked as answer by Juke Chou Tuesday, August 2, 2011 9:47 AM
    Thursday, July 28, 2011 1:37 AM

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    Hi,

    It may be a hardware issue your are experiencing. There are a few ways to test this hypothesis. Firstly, you could try swapping out componenect from your computer to see if it remedies the problem. This is not an option for everyone though. Secondly, if you could download na dburn a bootable CD such as Ubuntu it might allow you to boot from CD and run some hardware checks.

    Hope this helps,

    Cathal

    Cathal O'Brien BSc, PgDip, PhD . Techsmart IT Support | Computer Repairs
    Monday, July 25, 2011 6:55 AM
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    Hi,

    Also, you may back up all your useful files, then format the partitions and make a Clean Installation for a test.

    Please remember to click “Mark as Answer” on the post that helps you, and to click “Unmark as Answer” if a marked post does not actually answer your question. This can be beneficial to other community members reading the thread. ”
    Wednesday, July 27, 2011 7:44 AM
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    Hmm, ok I'll try using Ubuntu to check the hardware. Also, what parts could cause the computer to act this way, the hard drive?
    Wednesday, July 27, 2011 10:32 PM
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    Hi,

    If the harddrive have some broken sectors, the issue may happen.

    Please remember to click “Mark as Answer” on the post that helps you, and to click “Unmark as Answer” if a marked post does not actually answer your question. This can be beneficial to other community members reading the thread. ”
    • Marked as answer by Juke Chou Tuesday, August 2, 2011 9:47 AM
    Thursday, July 28, 2011 1:37 AM