Flashing white dash on black background before Windows 7 startup

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  1. drummerdimitri, Jun 17, 2013

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    Hey guys,

    I've just finished installing windows 7 on my macbook pro with bootcamp but for some reason, I always get this black screen with a white dash on the top left that blinks fast for about 40 seconds before the windows startup screen comes up. I've installed windows 7 many times on my mac before but this is the first time such a thing happens. Does anyone know to make this long process go away?

    Thanks!
     
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  2. SandboxGeneral, Jun 17, 2013

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    That's an indication of the graphics card either being initialized or is having some type of issue.
     
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  3. drummerdimitri, Jun 17, 2013

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    What can I do about it then? It extends the boot time by a crap load of time and I really dont want that.
     
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  4. SandboxGeneral, Jun 17, 2013

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    How long is a "crap load of time?"

    Do you have all the proper drivers installed for Windows and BootCamp?
     
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  5. saturnotaku, Jun 17, 2013

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    Do you have any external storage devices connected to your MBP when you power it up to boot into Windows? USB flash drive or hard drive? SD Card?
     
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  6. drummerdimitri, Jun 17, 2013

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    Nope. The only thing plugged in is a mouse. I have an SSD FYI.
     
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  7. saturnotaku, Jun 17, 2013

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    Odd. Have you tried booting without the mouse plugged in? I've gotten that screen myself, but only if I've had a storage device plugged in, be it an SD card or thumb drive.
     
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  8. drummerdimitri, Jun 17, 2013

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    Yes I have and nothing changed. The black screen with the flashing white dash stays there for about a minute each time before loading windows.
     
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  9. scuba156, Jun 17, 2013

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    Is this a legitimate copy of windows? It happens with non legit copies that have a bios hack to get around the copy protection.
     
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  10. drummerdimitri, Jun 17, 2013

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    It's not legit. I got if from piratebay but it always worked perfectly in the past.
     
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