Screen black on start up

[jjlodg]

Hope someone can help me

I few months ago on computer start up I would get a blinking screen for a few seconds then all fine.
This has progressed now to on start up the screen stays blank until I put password in and then navigate blind to a application load it up and wait maybe a minute or so at that stage the screen wakes up and I can use ok with a game.

When the game is closed and I am just Web browsing after a few mins I start getting the blinking screen once more and I have to have a application or game running in the background for this blinking not to happen

Any help would be amazing
Thabk you

 

[Martinr36]

Can you post the full spec from your order page

 

[jjlodg]

Hi
Hope this helps

Chassis & Display
Vortex Series: 17.3" Matte Full HD IPS LED Widescreen (1920x1080)
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™ i7 Quad Core Processor i7-6700k (4.0GHz) 8MB Cache
Memory (RAM)
32GB HyperX IMPACT 2400MHz SODIMM DDR4 (2 x 16GB)
Graphics Card
2 x NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1070 - 8.0GB GDDR5 Video RAM - DX 12.1
1st M.2 SSD Drive
1TB SAMSUNG PM961 M.2, PCIe NVMe (up to 3000MB/R, 1700MB/W)
Memory Card Reader
Integrated 6 in 1 Card Reader (SD /Mini SD/ SDHC / SDXC / MMC / RSMMC)
Power Cable
2 x 1.5 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Battery
2 x Vortex Elite V 8 Cell Battery (89.21WH) (One Spare, Requires Assembly)
Thermal Paste
ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND
Sound Card
Intel 2 Channel High Definition Audio + MIC/Headphone Jack
Wireless Network Card
GIGABIT LAN & KILLER™ WIRELESS-AC 1535 M.2 GAMING 802.11AC + BLUETOOTH 4.1
USB/Thunderbolt Options
5 x USB 3.0 PORTS + 1 x USB 3.1 PORT AS STANDARD
Keyboard Language
VORTEX SERIES BACKLIT UK KEYBOARD WITH NUMBER PAD
Operating System
Windows 10 Home 64 Bit - inc. Single Licence
Operating System Language
United Kingdom - English Language
Windows Recovery Media
Windows 10 (64-bit) DVD with paper sleeve
Office Software
NO OFFICE SOFTWARE
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Browser
Google Chrome™
Keyboard & Mouse
INTEGRATED 2 BUTTON TOUCHPAD MOUSE
Webcam
INTEGRATED 2.0 MP FULL HD WEBCAM

 

[Martinr36]

Ok, how old is it, and has it ever had a repaste, also can you post a picture of your windows update page

 

[jjlodg]

November 16 was bought
Had new paste in 2020

I will post a pic when home from work

Thank you

 

[SpyderTracks]

November 16 was bought
Had new paste in 2020

I will post a pic when home from work

Thank you

It will be due a repaste, really needs to be done once a year, even moreso on a DTR

Windows update status would definitely be beneficial also.

 

[Sonic1506]

Sorry to jump on your thread OP, but what is this repaste that people talk of?

 

[SpyderTracks]

Sorry to jump on your thread OP, but what is this repaste that people talk of?

Where you clean off the existing thermal paste and reapply.

Thermal paste in laptops degrades quickly. Any performance laptop needs a repaste about once a year to maintain temps. It's normal maintenance.

Otherwise you face throttling, then overheating and then death.

 

[Sonic1506]

Where you clean off the existing thermal paste and reapply.

Thermal paste in laptops degrades quickly. Any performance laptop needs a repaste about once a year to maintain temps. It's normal maintenance.

Otherwise you face throttling, then overheating and then death.

Thank you. I have sent you a PM.

 

[Martinr36]

Where you clean off the existing thermal paste and reapply.

Thermal paste in laptops degrades quickly. Any performance laptop needs a repaste about once a year to maintain temps. It's normal maintenance.

Otherwise you face throttling, then overheating and then death.

@Sonic1506 , plenty of vids on youtube that show how to do it

 

[Sonic1506]

@Sonic1506 , plenty of vids on youtube that show how to do it

Thank you, I've sent you a PM if you don't mind.