J
James Brown
I have just built a new PC - P4 2.4Ghz, 1GB PC3200 RAM, ASUS P4S800 mobo,
etc etc
If the PC has been turned off for a few hours the PC starts up very quickly
and I am using Windows apps within 2 minutes - maybe quicker.
However, if I reboot, it takes 15 minutes to start up again. This time is
usually spent displaying the XP logo. During this 15 minutes, the HDD light
on my case is constantly on. This also happens in Safe Mode. Because of
this hanging effect, some services timeout and fail to startup.
Please help, I've tried everything including:
msconfig and disabling all services and startup programs etc
bootvis.exe - which won't work - something about no disk device.
checking DMA on hard disks
unplugging various hardware before start up
full virus scans with the latest definitions
installed latest drivers
defragged disks
My current thought is it's a heat problem but is that really a possibility?
Are there any bios settings that could cause this delay on a 2nd boot up?
etc etc
If the PC has been turned off for a few hours the PC starts up very quickly
and I am using Windows apps within 2 minutes - maybe quicker.
However, if I reboot, it takes 15 minutes to start up again. This time is
usually spent displaying the XP logo. During this 15 minutes, the HDD light
on my case is constantly on. This also happens in Safe Mode. Because of
this hanging effect, some services timeout and fail to startup.
Please help, I've tried everything including:
msconfig and disabling all services and startup programs etc
bootvis.exe - which won't work - something about no disk device.
checking DMA on hard disks
unplugging various hardware before start up
full virus scans with the latest definitions
installed latest drivers
defragged disks
My current thought is it's a heat problem but is that really a possibility?
Are there any bios settings that could cause this delay on a 2nd boot up?