Black screen with mouse curror after reboot, EVEN IN SAFE

Angrychair

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I am screwed u here. I booted my pc this morning to a black screen from a fast boot. then I cold booted to the same thing, after much effort and a windows7 install disk i managed to get into safe mode only to be presented with the same issue.

I think this was caused by uninstalling that themexui patcher thing.

i don't have a windows 8 disc i installed it from USB, guess I have to go burn an iso at a friends house.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Pro
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    CPU
    i5 3570k @ 4.7
    Motherboard
    Asus Maximus V Formula Z77
    Memory
    16GB Corsair Vengeance
    Graphics Card(s)
    EVGA GTX 680 Classified
    Sound Card
    SupreFX
    Monitor(s) Displays
    26" Samsung
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1200
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 840 EVO 250GB
    Wester Digital 2TB Black
    PSU
    Corsair ax1200
    Case
    Corsair 800D
    Cooling
    XSPC Raystorm CPU Block RX360 rad D5 pump
    Keyboard
    Logitech G110
    Mouse
    Logitech MX700
found my windows 8.1 disc, i tried to do a 'refresh' but it says the drive is locked...wtf


also i have a backup saved to my D:\ and it does not find a backup... more wtf
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Pro
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    CPU
    i5 3570k @ 4.7
    Motherboard
    Asus Maximus V Formula Z77
    Memory
    16GB Corsair Vengeance
    Graphics Card(s)
    EVGA GTX 680 Classified
    Sound Card
    SupreFX
    Monitor(s) Displays
    26" Samsung
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1200
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 840 EVO 250GB
    Wester Digital 2TB Black
    PSU
    Corsair ax1200
    Case
    Corsair 800D
    Cooling
    XSPC Raystorm CPU Block RX360 rad D5 pump
    Keyboard
    Logitech G110
    Mouse
    Logitech MX700
found another issue, windows 8 recovery is makign my D my C and vice versa.......... after unplugging my D Western digital 2TB drive I was able to get a refresh to work on my Samsung 250GB SSD its refreshing now.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Pro
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    CPU
    i5 3570k @ 4.7
    Motherboard
    Asus Maximus V Formula Z77
    Memory
    16GB Corsair Vengeance
    Graphics Card(s)
    EVGA GTX 680 Classified
    Sound Card
    SupreFX
    Monitor(s) Displays
    26" Samsung
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1200
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 840 EVO 250GB
    Wester Digital 2TB Black
    PSU
    Corsair ax1200
    Case
    Corsair 800D
    Cooling
    XSPC Raystorm CPU Block RX360 rad D5 pump
    Keyboard
    Logitech G110
    Mouse
    Logitech MX700
well a refresh worked, now to reinstall a million things.

AND I REALLY HATE WINDOWS AUTOMATICALLY INSTALLING DRIVERS BY DEFAULT
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Pro
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    CPU
    i5 3570k @ 4.7
    Motherboard
    Asus Maximus V Formula Z77
    Memory
    16GB Corsair Vengeance
    Graphics Card(s)
    EVGA GTX 680 Classified
    Sound Card
    SupreFX
    Monitor(s) Displays
    26" Samsung
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1200
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 840 EVO 250GB
    Wester Digital 2TB Black
    PSU
    Corsair ax1200
    Case
    Corsair 800D
    Cooling
    XSPC Raystorm CPU Block RX360 rad D5 pump
    Keyboard
    Logitech G110
    Mouse
    Logitech MX700
Did you have that 2 TB drive in there when you originally installed it? When refreshing, it's probably a good idea to disconnect any drives you installed later.

It was probably giving the blinking cursor cos it may have been seeing the D drive as the first in the boot order, you can fix that by putting the SSD drive as first drive and then using a command prompt on the install disk and running Bootrec /Scanos. Also in most new systems, there is a specific UEFI Windows 8 Boot item. If that is not there, then just choose the drive with the OS as the first boot device. /Scanos is supposed to find your Windows installation and put that info into the Boot Loader GUI.

You can also set BCDedit to Legacy Mode to get rid of that complex and non functional Windows Boot GUI. Also if you have an actual Install Disk, you can run an In Place Install if you can get into Windows, just run the Setup and choose "Upgrade Install" rather than "Custom Install"- It wont upgrade the system, it will just put it back to how it was originally, but this will leave all of your folders and files and programs as is and you won't have to re-install anything or lose any personal files.

Sorry nobody got to you in a timely fashion, if it acts up again let me know.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8 Pro with Media Center/Windows 7
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Asus M2N-MX SE Plus § DualCore AMD Athlon 64 X2, 2300 MHz (11.5 x 200) 4400+ § Corsair Value Select
    CPU
    AMD 4400+/4200+
    Motherboard
    Asus M2N-MX SE Plus/Asus A8M2N-LA (NodusM)
    Memory
    2 GB/3GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    GeForce 8400 GS/GeForce 210
    Sound Card
    nVIDIA GT218 - High Definition Audio Controller
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Hitachi 40" LCD HDTV
    Screen Resolution
    "1842 x 1036"
    Hard Drives
    WDC WD50 00AAKS-007AA SCSI Disk Device
    ST1000DL 002-9TT153 SCSI Disk Device
    WDC WD3200AAJB-00J3A0 ATA Device
    WDC WD32 WD-WCAPZ2942630 USB Device
    WD My Book 1140 USB Device
    PSU
    Works 550w
    Case
    MSI "M-Box"
    Cooling
    Water Cooled
    Keyboard
    Dell Keyboard
    Mouse
    Microsoft Intellimouse
    Internet Speed
    Cable Medium Speed
    Browser
    Chrome/IE 10
    Antivirus
    Eset NOD32 6.x/Win Defend
    Other Info
    Recently lost my Windows 8 on my main PC, had to go back to Windows 7.
thanks a ton, it timely is a matter of perception, I wasn't expecting instant responses, i was just keeping the thread up to date.

as for boot order, for what ever reason my motherboard, asus maximus v formula z77, loves to make my wd drive first boot priority over my ssd, it was even crazier when i had another ssd isntalled, after every reboot i'd have to go back into the bios and rearrange boot order. Long story short.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Pro
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    CPU
    i5 3570k @ 4.7
    Motherboard
    Asus Maximus V Formula Z77
    Memory
    16GB Corsair Vengeance
    Graphics Card(s)
    EVGA GTX 680 Classified
    Sound Card
    SupreFX
    Monitor(s) Displays
    26" Samsung
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1200
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 840 EVO 250GB
    Wester Digital 2TB Black
    PSU
    Corsair ax1200
    Case
    Corsair 800D
    Cooling
    XSPC Raystorm CPU Block RX360 rad D5 pump
    Keyboard
    Logitech G110
    Mouse
    Logitech MX700
I think Asus boards, find the fastest drive and make it the first one. When I first got this board, an Asus M2N series, it would always change my boot order. After a couple of BIOS revisions, it stopped. Or, the system finally agreed to let it keep my boot order, I don't know which.

My other machine, which is an HP, has an ASUS M2N ModulusN, pretty much the same board but branded for HP. THAT board, always makes my IDE drive the boot drive, which is why my Windows 8 System got installed to it, although the OS is on a 750 GB Hybrid drive. On that system, when I select the Hybrid Drive, I get the flashing Cursor. The IDE drive has the bootloader for 7 and 8 on it, it uses the 8 Bootloader to load 7, but I'm running it in Legacy Mode.

If you have an entry that says something like "UEFI Boot" in your Boot Order, that should be made first, and it should find your OS whatever drive it is on. I'll have to look up specs on the board and see when it was made and what capabilities it has- Yes, it has a UEFI Bios so it should have that entry.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8 Pro with Media Center/Windows 7
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Asus M2N-MX SE Plus § DualCore AMD Athlon 64 X2, 2300 MHz (11.5 x 200) 4400+ § Corsair Value Select
    CPU
    AMD 4400+/4200+
    Motherboard
    Asus M2N-MX SE Plus/Asus A8M2N-LA (NodusM)
    Memory
    2 GB/3GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    GeForce 8400 GS/GeForce 210
    Sound Card
    nVIDIA GT218 - High Definition Audio Controller
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Hitachi 40" LCD HDTV
    Screen Resolution
    "1842 x 1036"
    Hard Drives
    WDC WD50 00AAKS-007AA SCSI Disk Device
    ST1000DL 002-9TT153 SCSI Disk Device
    WDC WD3200AAJB-00J3A0 ATA Device
    WDC WD32 WD-WCAPZ2942630 USB Device
    WD My Book 1140 USB Device
    PSU
    Works 550w
    Case
    MSI "M-Box"
    Cooling
    Water Cooled
    Keyboard
    Dell Keyboard
    Mouse
    Microsoft Intellimouse
    Internet Speed
    Cable Medium Speed
    Browser
    Chrome/IE 10
    Antivirus
    Eset NOD32 6.x/Win Defend
    Other Info
    Recently lost my Windows 8 on my main PC, had to go back to Windows 7.
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