Windows 10: Graphical errors upon startup from hibernation

My laptop is set to hibernate when I close the lid while unplugged. When I start it back up, the Dell logo displays as normal, and then four circles of spinning dots appear on the screen, about the same width apart across the centre of the screen. Before, when my laptop displayed this screen, there was only one circle of spinning dots directly below the Dell logo. I'm worried this might indicate something is malfunctioning. Does anyone have any suggestion of why my laptop is acting this way?

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Computer startup- flashing screen and clicking

Details:

Asus Intel Core i7-4720HQ

Bought in 2015

Upon computer startup (start, hibernate, sleep, and restart) the screen backlight will flash and a clicking sound will come from the area of the disc drive area (not sure if it is the disc drive or from another component near it.) The computer will continue
it's startup, sometimes when I repeatedly press the "open" button on the disc drive or it just happens coincidentally. Not sure as to what could be the cause and hoping it is an easy fix.

 

BlackJack 2 is not recognized by/cannot connect with Device

Yes and yes -- This morning, I booted up (from shutdown, not hibernation), and the error reappeared upon connecting the Blackjack. It seems to be very hit and miss -- sometimes works, sometimes not. I have yet to really pin down a reliable pattern to it.