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So. Here's the problem. Every time I boot my computer. It goes through the Nvidia boot sequence, then just hits a black screen. Took it to bestbuy geeksquad. Told me I needed a new os. Got a new os and reinstalled windows (windows 
and after all day I spent working on this. right back to square one. Please dear god, someone figure out what's wrong with this computer!
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What does that mean? Then computer did work ok for a day or you just couldn't get it to work at all?
No. The computer worked until two nights ago. Got home from work to this black screen issue. What I meant was that I spent all day, going out to bestbuy and reformatting my computer with a new install of windows 8 and nothing changed. It put me right back at square one
So you installed Windows 8 while only seeing a black screen during the install? That's impressive. I couldm't do that.
Kees
What is an "Nvidia boot sequence"?
Indeed, nobody can solve your problem, because you don't tell enough about it, and what you tell is confusing and unclear.
You came home from work and saw a black screen. So do I. But when I turn the PC on it wakes from hibernate and shows the Windows logo, and a few seconds later I can logon. But maybe your PC is turned on while you're at work downloading movies from some p2p-site and you didn't expect to see a black screen?
One of the options is that you need a new videocard, because the old one broke down. I'm sure they can do that at Bestbuy. Why do you think they can't?
Kees
That's a very strange advice. "You need to reinstall the current OS" would have been fine (although rather drastic), but a "new OS" is not necessary. Then you write "Got a new os and reinstalled windows 8". That's a contradiction: either you reinstalled the old OS, or you installed bought and installed another OS.
So can you tell more about what you did and what happened?
Kees
what is your full computer model? if custom built please give the specs - especially the video card. Does it go to black screen in safe mode?
http://www.howtogeek.com/107511/how-to-boot-into-safe-mode-on-windows-8-the-easy-way/
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