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Thread ID: 137415	2014-07-06 23:55:00	Strange boot-up behaviour	Tony (4941)	Press F1

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1378663	2014-07-06 23:55:00	When I power up my beast, it goes through the usual POST then enumerates the devices - hard drives etc. It then goes to a blank screen for a few secs with just a flashing cursor, then appears to do the enumeration again (not the POST) before it proceeds to the OS selection menu. I say appears because it happens too quickly for me to see properly, and I've never managed to be quick enough on the pause key. To complicate matters, recently it has started hanging at the blank screen stage - just occasionally. All I see is the blinking cursor. If I reboot it goes through it all OK. Any ideas?	Tony (4941)
1378664	2014-07-07 00:38:00	The freezing and the enumeration screen showing twice are probably both symptoms of the same problem, which unfortunately could be many things, ranging from bad RAM to a failing PSU to a dying BIOS battery or even a flaky reset switch - though it's most likely to be a hardware issue of some kind. Probably best you start removing\disabling devices one at a time and see if the problem goes away.	Agent_24 (57)
1378665	2014-07-07 01:02:00	It can also happen if you have some USB devices plugged in. Can be Malware as well. One cause is faulty graphic Drivers or card. Seen it countless times where damaged Graphic drivers stop it from booting past the flashing cursor, yet it boots fine in safe mode.	wainuitech (129)
1378666	2014-07-07 01:43:00	It can also happen if you have some USB devices plugged in. Can be Malware as well. One cause is faulty graphic Drivers or card. Seen it countless times where damaged Graphic drivers stop it from booting past the flashing cursor, yet it boots fine in safe mode.I'd be surprised if it was malware. I do have USB devices plugged in, so I'll unplug them and see what happens. Question - the "flashing cursor" sticking point is well before the option to boot in safe mode arrives (on my machine), so I don't quite understand that (a frequent occurrence these days :) )	Tony (4941)
1378667	2014-07-07 01:51:00	I unplugged the USB connected stuff and shut down, waited and rebooted and it made no difference. No hangup, but it did the double enumeration. I actually managed to pause it during the second listing, and that is definitely what it is doing.	Tony (4941)
1378668	2014-07-07 03:37:00	I unplugged the USB connected stuff and shut down, waited and rebooted and it made no difference. No hangup, but it did the double enumeration. I actually managed to pause it during the second listing, and that is definitely what it is doing. Try Enable Boot Logging to see where it has the hissy exactly.	pctek (84)
1378669	2014-07-07 03:53:00	Try Enable Boot Logging to see where it has the hissy exactly. Would that work? It seems he's getting the problem even before the boot loader, or at it.	Agent_24 (57)
1378670	2014-07-07 04:33:00	Who knows - he got:: "When I power up my beast, it goes through the usual POST then enumerates the devices - hard drives etc. It then goes to a blank screen for a few secs with just a flashing cursor, then appears to do the enumeration again (not the POST) before it proceeds to the OS selection menu. " So it did get to the O/S selection, worth a try anyway.	pctek (84)
1378671	2014-07-07 04:46:00	Who knows - he got:: " When I power up my beast, it goes through the usual POST then enumerates the devices - hard drives etc. It then goes to a blank screen for a few secs with just a flashing cursor, then appears to do the enumeration again (not the POST) before it proceeds to the OS selection menu. " So it did get to the O/S selection, worth a try anyway.As you say - worth a try. Where do I see the log?	Tony (4941)
1378672	2014-07-07 07:22:00	before it proceeds to the OS selection menu Is this Dual Booting , windows and some other OS ? Log files: www.techrepublic.com	wainuitech (129)
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