Cursor appears bright on dark display during startup, yet system launches correctly.
Cursor appears bright on dark display during startup, yet system launches correctly.
Hello everyone. I recently installed another system and have a few questions. My setup includes: MSI B450 Gaming Pro Carbon AC Ryzen 5 3600 16GB RAM (3200MHz), 275GB SSD, and a 4TB HDD (brand new). When I power on the PC, it shows the motherboard splash screen, then a black screen with a blinking cursor at the top left, followed by the Windows logo before booting. My BIOS is up to date, and everything seems normal so far. The only concern is that the blinking cursor might signal an issue later. I also wondered if it’s possible to hide the Windows logo during startup. This wasn’t a problem on my previous build, the B350 Gaming Pro Carbon. My boot time is about 15-17 seconds as well.
I didn’t expect this to be a concern unless there used to be a logo and it’s missing now. Some boards lack a boot logo, which is why you see the Windows boot symbol when starting up. This seems typical for older models, especially since the board isn’t UEFI (though I assume it is, considering its age). My DX58SO board runs UEFI and doesn’t display a boot logo either. The same issue occurs with other boards. There’s no problem with any of them except for a recent CPU I got from eBay.
Check system information to determine if Windows relies on BIOS or UEFI.
Why ?? Why ? Why? there is literally no need to do that in the case of OP. @PapaPP nothing to worry about. It’s just a boot process the board goes through ( same board and I believe mine does it as well every now and then). I have the MSI splash screen; no windows boot logo.
Uncertain about where to locate the information, but here it is. It mentions being in legacy mode.
No, MDooready does not mention legacy or UEFI in its description.
It seems the issue lies in how everything functions in BIOS mode. I'm uncertain why Windows installs for BIOS instead of UEFI. Look into your BIOS settings for options like "Bios only" or unusual entries such as Windows 7 install mode. Once you identify this, consider reinstalling or following a guide to switch to UEFI.