Black Screen?

Hi,

A few months ago I was having issues with Windows 7 64 bit (So I settled for 32 bit, I need 64 bit now though). I thought the issues was the disc I was using. So I burned a new one. Vista 64 bit, and Windows 7 32 bit work fine. However, Windows 7 64 bit does not work. I just finished installing a new copy of it; however after "Windows is starting..." I see a black screen. I can see my cursor but the rest of the screen is black (Occasionally I see a processing circle for a split second then nothing) . Any ideas?

Things I've tried:
(1) Hard rebooting - No fix
(2) Booting into Safe Mode - Experienced the same issues


Computer Specs:
6gb Corsair (a total of 3)
Clavier Black Hard Drive
i7 920 Processor (no Overclocking)
MSI Eclipse SLI

Try installing with only 2gb of ram.

Yes, but if the individual sticks all work and the three together still fail, it's just a configuration issue. Upping DRAM voltage slightly or tweaking the timings might resolve it. Sometimes a BIOS update will fix things also, but always do that as a last resort or if you are sure that's the exact issue.

rosefox911 said:

Hi, Thanks for your suggestion. I tried doing it with only 2 GB, I'll update this post with the results!

**Update** It worked, you are a genius. Would it be okay to reinstall the other 4 GBs of ram after install? Or are they bad? Windows & runs fine with 2 GB by the way, no black screen issues.

**Update 2** I went ahead and tried installing all 6 GBs back. Unfortunately, once it get's to the "Starting Windows" Screen, It just stalls. Anything above 2 GB seems to have this issue.

You are welcome.

Are all sticks the same?

Hey guys,

Thanks for your help I managed to fix it. The issue was that I needed a BIOS update. I found it weird that Vista 64 bit worked but Windows 7 64 bit did not. I ran a BIOS update and it's all working now. Thanks so much!