If you are wondering why computers start up with a black screen then you definitely need to read this article! Getting a black screen on your computer can be a nightmare and I often have to help my friends through this disaster.
I recently received an email from a friend that took a considerably long time to load. As I sat pondering my life, I couldn't help but wonder what critical information I was about to receive. Was this a large PDF document containing secret government information that my friend had to forward to me because secret agents were on to her? Or could it be she accidentally came across a stockpile of risqué celebrity photos and wanted to get my opinion on whether to sell them to the paparazzi.
Nope, it turns out the email was filled with Jean Claude Van Damme .gifs, .mpgs, and audio files and she was just wishing me a happy Van Damme Friday. Ironically, this is somewhat the reason that computers start up with a black screen.
The reason that computers start up with a blank screen goes back to periods long ago in history, when Van Damme was still popular. Back then, computers had a different way of displaying graphics and like 3D video games today that often cause system crashes, showing pictures and videos was hardest on a computer.
Programming screens like DOS are black by default and when software was first being developed, that's how it was transferred to the people. Providing data on a white screen would be akin to putting a full screen white image on the screen and the unstable graphics driver could barely handle it. As computer drivers improved and monitors switched to LED displays, the potential for starting in white or another color existed but people were already used to the black background and white lettering format so most programmers left it as is and focused their attention on humorous ways to wish people a happy Van Damme Friday... thankfully.
If you see a black pc screen on your computer after changing monitor displays, playing large games, or opening large picture files, there is a good possibility that it has something to do with your graphics card. Yes this can still happen nowadays even with the graphics cards we have today.
Of course this is only one reason why your computer could have a black screen. Another possibility could be that the Van Damme photos actually contained a virus that instantly crashed your computer and gave you a black screen. I mean, why else would anyone send you Van Damme pictures to your birthday?
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If you have a serious black screen on your computer and you know you didn't download Van Damme pictures then I highly recommend you visit my Tips4pc.com website to help solve your problem! Maybe you have a black screen with a flashing cursor.
Sorry, no Van Damme fans allowed!
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