Windows 10: Gray screen after startup

Discus and support Gray screen after startup in Windows 10 BSOD Crashes and Debugging to solve the problem; Hi, Every time my desktop starts up, it has a gray screen for a long time, before the OS finally kicks in. My HDD seems to be loading a lot when this... Discussion in 'Windows 10 BSOD Crashes and Debugging' started by WarriorYT, Mar 23, 2020.

  1. WARRIORYT
    WarriorYT Win User

    Gray screen after startup


    Hi,

    Every time my desktop starts up, it has a gray screen for a long time, before the OS finally kicks in. My HDD seems to be loading a lot when this happens. My PC specs are:


    HDD: Maxtor DiamondMax Plus 6l080l4 80 GB, 7200 RPM

    Processor: Intel Celeron E3300 2.5 GHz, 2 cores

    Memory: 2 GB Corsair memory

    Graphics Card: Intel G41 Express Chipset



    Can you please help me with this issue?

    :)
     
    WarriorYT, Mar 23, 2020
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  2. BLACK PANTHER
    Black Panther Win User

    "Gray Screen of Death"

    Thanks for your informative post!

    I had solved my 2D & gray screen issue using advice posted by erocker (see below)
    Mainly it involves creating a profile and putting higher 2D clocks:

     
    Black Panther, Mar 23, 2020
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  3. AVEDIS53
    Avedis53 Win User
    Can't get GPU-Z to start with Windows 8.1 startup

    I'm not sure how to do that. Could you list the steps for a noob?
     
    Avedis53, Mar 23, 2020
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  4. JWEBBY
    jwebby Win User

    Gray screen after startup

    "Gray Screen of Death"

    Great post! I have a Sapphire HD 5750 sitting on the shelf going to waste due to the gray screen crash. I run dual monitors and mine crashes randomly in 2D and is guaranteed to gray screen playing any kind of video.

    A few months ago I tried this method to no avail. The clocks stayed up just fine but it didn't help my crashing problem.

    This post has motivated me to maybe find a reference HD 5750 bios of another brand and try flashing.

    I've never flashed a video card, any suggestions or links where I might find a bios and flash utility?

    Thanks again for the great post.
     
    jwebby, Mar 23, 2020
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