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PCWorks: Average wait for XP boot?
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2006-11-02 05:46:27
Peter, once again I can't receive your posts!  I give up on 
trying to find out why.  (I only saw this because of Babs' 
reply).

If I understand you correctly--the HD boots up fine on
another 
PC, and it's not in this one even after a fresh install,
that 
would only leave the controller or BIOS as the problem, 
assuming the HD cable of course is fine.  Try another cable,

then try the HD on a different controller if possible.  I
don't 
know if this is an IDE or SATA HD and I can't find any info
on 
the mobo other than an 845 chipset.  See if the BIOS can
boot 
from the HD when it's on a controller other than the PRI
IDE, 
or if SATA, another SATA connector.  If so that would
indicate 
that port on the controller is bad.  If not, then the whole 
controller may be bad.  Then you can try reflashing the BIOS

(to the current version again if there is no update or if
you 
don't want to update it).

(If you need to contact me you should still have another
email 
address of mine on another domain).
-Clint

God Bless
Clint Hamilton, Owner
http://OrpheusComputing.c
om


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Peter Kaulback"

>I have a P4 on an Intel HV845 board and currently the
average 
>wait time
>until the Windows loading screen comes up is 3 minutes, 
>sometimes not at
>all. The hard drive is fine and boots fine in another
system 
>with a fresh
>install of XP each time, as well all other components
are fine 
>as well.
>
> Has anyone had experience with this board before and
what do 
> you know of
> the boot time?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Peter Kaulback

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "BubblyBabs"

I have also had long wait boot up times..  I'm assuming it's

crap that
start-up that I don't see (programs that run in the
background, 
spyware,
etc)...  If I reinstall windows the boot-up time becomes 
astonishing fast
which I figure is the normal boot time....

Babs
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