Black Screen Before Startup - Help Reading Boot Trace File

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  1. Posts : 10
    Microsoft Windows 10 Pro 64-bit 19042
       #1

    Black Screen Before Startup - Help Reading Boot Trace File


    Hi all,
    This is my first post, not sure if I should have introduced myself first?

    I am experiencing a quite long black screen between the BIOS and the Windows Logo.
    Windows is installed on a Samsung SSD, while docs and stuff are on other internal HDDs, which are excluded from startup in BIOS. Once the Windows Logo comes up, everything is ready in seconds.

    I thought this could be due to my new video card (GTX 1050 Ti) so I updated the driver, but nothing changed.
    This also happens when rebooting, but anyways I also tried disabling hibernation and fastboot. No luck.
    I then found this post (Startup takes too long at Winlogon Init) so I ran a boot trace. PC restarted and got stuck on the usual black screen but for several minutes, so I eventually forced a restart by pressing the power button, usual black screen again, login, and then a popup saying the trace was being completed.

    Here is the trace file: Dropbox - boot_1.etl - Simplify your life

    I hope someone can help me figure out what is going on?

    Thanks in advance!
    Roberto

    Don't know if this is useful:
    Edition Windows 10 Pro
    Version 20H2
    Installed on ‎14/‎06/‎2020
    OS build 19042.844
    Experience Windows Feature Experience Pack 120.2212.551.0
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  2. Posts : 7,101
    Windows 11 Pro - Windows 7 HP - Lubuntu
       #2

    Welcome to the Forum RMango

    Please edit your profile and add all hardware specs. It will help us to help you.
    System Specs - Fill in at Ten Forums

    Did you cloned the HDD into the SSD?
    Did you try to boot from the Win 10 drive and do a boot repair?
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  3. Posts : 10
    Microsoft Windows 10 Pro 64-bit 19042
    Thread Starter
       #3

    Megahertz said:
    Welcome to the Forum RMango

    Please edit your profile and add all hardware specs. It will help us to help you.
    System Specs - Fill in at Ten Forums

    Did you cloned the HDD into the SSD?
    Did you try to boot from the Win 10 drive and do a boot repair?
    Hi,
    I have updated my specs as requested :)

    I did a clean installation when I got the SSD.
    I did a SFC and DISM scan and fix before the boot trace but I haven't tried a boot repair. How is that done? Should I use the bootable USB ISO?
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  4. Posts : 7,101
    Windows 11 Pro - Windows 7 HP - Lubuntu
       #4

    Boot from the Win 10 installation drive, go to repair - Boot repair.
    or
    follow Brink tutorial Run Startup Repair in Windows 10
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  5. Posts : 10
    Microsoft Windows 10 Pro 64-bit 19042
    Thread Starter
       #5

    Done, nothing wrong came up.

    *Edit: Why is "G:\WINDOWS" the Windows directory, instead of C:? Is that normal?

    Here is the log file:

    Startup Repair diagnosis and repair log
    ---------------------------
    Last successful boot time: ‎3/‎8/‎2021 10:07:14 AM (GMT)
    Number of repair attempts: 1

    Session details
    ---------------------------
    System Disk = \Device\Harddisk0
    Windows directory = G:\WINDOWS
    AutoChk Run = 0
    Number of root causes = 1

    Test Performed:
    ---------------------------
    Name: Check for updates
    Result: Completed successfully. Error code = 0x0
    Time taken = 0 ms

    Test Performed:
    ---------------------------
    Name: System disk test
    Result: Completed successfully. Error code = 0x0
    Time taken = 0 ms

    Test Performed:
    ---------------------------
    Name: Disk failure diagnosis
    Result: Completed successfully. Error code = 0x0
    Time taken = 0 ms

    Test Performed:
    ---------------------------
    Name: Disk metadata test
    Result: Completed successfully. Error code = 0x0
    Time taken = 1921 ms

    Test Performed:
    ---------------------------
    Name: Disk metadata test
    Result: Completed successfully. Error code = 0x0
    Time taken = 32 ms

    Test Performed:
    ---------------------------
    Name: Target OS test
    Result: Completed successfully. Error code = 0x0
    Time taken = 0 ms

    Test Performed:
    ---------------------------
    Name: Volume content check
    Result: Completed successfully. Error code = 0x0
    Time taken = 78 ms

    Test Performed:
    ---------------------------
    Name: Boot manager diagnosis
    Result: Completed successfully. Error code = 0x0
    Time taken = 0 ms

    Test Performed:
    ---------------------------
    Name: System boot log diagnosis
    Result: Completed successfully. Error code = 0x0
    Time taken = 15 ms

    Test Performed:
    ---------------------------
    Name: Event log diagnosis
    Result: Completed successfully. Error code = 0x0
    Time taken = 16 ms

    Test Performed:
    ---------------------------
    Name: Internal state check
    Result: Completed successfully. Error code = 0x0
    Time taken = 0 ms

    Test Performed:
    ---------------------------
    Name: Check for installed LCU
    Result: Completed successfully. Error code = 0x0
    Time taken = 3563 ms

    Test Performed:
    ---------------------------
    Name: Check for installed driver updates
    Result: Completed successfully. Error code = 0x0
    Time taken = 1328 ms

    Test Performed:
    ---------------------------
    Name: Check for pending package install
    Result: Completed successfully. Error code = 0x0
    Time taken = 2609 ms

    Test Performed:
    ---------------------------
    Name: Boot status test
    Result: Completed successfully. Error code = 0x0
    Time taken = 0 ms

    Root cause found:
    ---------------------------
    Boot status indicates that the OS booted successfully.

    ---------------------------
    ---------------------------

    - - - Updated - - -

    I found this file (disklayout.txt) in the same directory as the previous log, is this info useful?

    The Samsung SSD is my main drive, I then have a second 128GB SSD and 2 HDDs.

    Microsoft DiskPart version 10.0.19041.1

    Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation.
    On computer: MININT-JJQJB3D

    Disk ### Status Size Free Dyn Gpt
    -------- ------------- ------- ------- --- ---
    Disk 0 Online 232 GB 1024 KB
    Disk 1 Online 111 GB 0 B *
    Disk 2 Online 1863 GB 0 B
    Disk 3 Online 2794 GB 0 B *

    Disk 0 is now the selected disk.

    Samsung SSD 850 EVO 250GB
    Disk ID: 97913B90
    Type : SATA
    Status : Online
    Path : 0
    Target : 0
    LUN ID : 0
    Location Path : PCIROOT(0)#PCI(1F02)#ATA(C00T00L00)
    Current Read-only State : No
    Read-only : No
    Boot Disk : No
    Pagefile Disk : No
    Hibernation File Disk : No
    Crashdump Disk : No
    Clustered Disk : No

    Volume ### Ltr Label Fs Type Size Status Info
    ---------- --- ----------- ----- ---------- ------- --------- --------
    Volume 0 C System Rese NTFS Partition 549 MB Healthy
    Volume 1 G NTFS Partition 231 GB Healthy
    Volume 5 H NTFS Partition 535 MB Healthy Hidden

    Volume ### Ltr Label Fs Type Size Status Info
    ---------- --- ----------- ----- ---------- ------- --------- --------
    Volume 0 C System Rese NTFS Partition 549 MB Healthy
    Volume 1 G NTFS Partition 231 GB Healthy
    Volume 2 D Data NTFS Partition 111 GB Healthy
    Volume 3 E Photos_1 NTFS Partition 1863 GB Healthy
    Volume 4 F Photos_2 NTFS Partition 2794 GB Healthy
    Volume 5 H NTFS Partition 535 MB Healthy Hidden

    Volume 1 is the selected volume.

    Disk ### Status Size Free Dyn Gpt
    -------- ------------- ------- ------- --- ---
    * Disk 0 Online 232 GB 1024 KB

    Read-only : No
    Hidden : No
    No Default Drive Letter: No
    Shadow Copy : No
    Offline : No
    BitLocker Encrypted : No
    Installable : Yes

    Volume Capacity : 231 GB
    Volume Free Space : 61 GB

    Disk 0 is now the selected disk.

    Samsung SSD 850 EVO 250GB
    Disk ID: 97913B90
    Type : SATA
    Status : Online
    Path : 0
    Target : 0
    LUN ID : 0
    Location Path : PCIROOT(0)#PCI(1F02)#ATA(C00T00L00)
    Current Read-only State : No
    Read-only : No
    Boot Disk : No
    Pagefile Disk : No
    Hibernation File Disk : No
    Crashdump Disk : No
    Clustered Disk : No

    Volume ### Ltr Label Fs Type Size Status Info
    ---------- --- ----------- ----- ---------- ------- --------- --------
    Volume 0 C System Rese NTFS Partition 549 MB Healthy
    Volume 1 G NTFS Partition 231 GB Healthy
    Volume 5 H NTFS Partition 535 MB Healthy Hidden

    Partition ### Type Size Offset
    ------------- ---------------- ------- -------
    Partition 1 Primary 549 MB 1024 KB
    Partition 2 Primary 231 GB 550 MB
    Partition 3 Recovery 535 MB 232 GB

    Partition 1 is now the selected partition.

    Partition 1
    Type : 07
    Hidden: No
    Active: Yes
    Offset in Bytes: 1048576

    Volume ### Ltr Label Fs Type Size Status Info
    ---------- --- ----------- ----- ---------- ------- --------- --------
    * Volume 0 C System Rese NTFS Partition 549 MB Healthy

    Disk 0 is now the selected disk.

    Samsung SSD 850 EVO 250GB
    Disk ID: 97913B90
    Type : SATA
    Status : Online
    Path : 0
    Target : 0
    LUN ID : 0
    Location Path : PCIROOT(0)#PCI(1F02)#ATA(C00T00L00)
    Current Read-only State : No
    Read-only : No
    Boot Disk : No
    Pagefile Disk : No
    Hibernation File Disk : No
    Crashdump Disk : No
    Clustered Disk : No

    Volume ### Ltr Label Fs Type Size Status Info
    ---------- --- ----------- ----- ---------- ------- --------- --------
    Volume 0 C System Rese NTFS Partition 549 MB Healthy
    Volume 1 G NTFS Partition 231 GB Healthy
    Volume 5 H NTFS Partition 535 MB Healthy Hidden

    Partition ### Type Size Offset
    ------------- ---------------- ------- -------
    Partition 1 Primary 549 MB 1024 KB
    Partition 2 Primary 231 GB 550 MB
    Partition 3 Recovery 535 MB 232 GB

    Partition 2 is now the selected partition.

    Partition 2
    Type : 07
    Hidden: No
    Active: No
    Offset in Bytes: 576716800

    Volume ### Ltr Label Fs Type Size Status Info
    ---------- --- ----------- ----- ---------- ------- --------- --------
    * Volume 1 G NTFS Partition 231 GB Healthy
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  6. Posts : 929
    windows 10
       #6

    Hi @RMango and welcome to tenforums.

    please compress your boot trace before re-upload it again. I'll try to take a look.
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  7. Posts : 7,101
    Windows 11 Pro - Windows 7 HP - Lubuntu
       #7

    Did the other SSD and / or the HDD once had a OS on it?

    Please post a Disk Manager image (FULL window and expand the columns so we can read them)
    How to Post a Screenshot of Disk Management
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  8. Posts : 10
    Microsoft Windows 10 Pro 64-bit 19042
    Thread Starter
       #8

    So, I also tried disconnecting the 3 data drives, only leaving the Samsung SSD and I got an A2 error code from the motherboard. Looks like it doesn't recognize the OS on the drive? If I press F11 and manually select the drive at boot though, it doesn't give me any black screen and Windows loads up immediately.

    The data drives have never had any OS installed on them. The Samsung SSD is the only one I have always used for the OS.

    Here is the Disk Manager screenshot:
    Black Screen Before Startup - Help Reading Boot Trace File-screenshot-2021-03-08-191851.jpg

    And here is the zipped trace file: Dropbox - boot_1.zip - Simplify your life
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  9. Posts : 929
    windows 10
       #9

    The boot trace doesn't show delay; the delay may occur during the bios phase.
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  10. Posts : 10
    Microsoft Windows 10 Pro 64-bit 19042
    Thread Starter
       #10

    zinou said:
    The boot trace doesn't show delay; the delay may occur during the bios phase.
    Ok, not sure if this is good or bad news. Any suggestions on what else to check?
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