Bad XP, need your help once again trusty forum!

[hovenas]

Hi ppl, I received overwhelming support and help about 2 weeks ago when I posted about a problem I had with a computer... It turned out to be a HDD-failure on IBM:s behalf and I decided go go Seagate instead. Now, the computer works alright, but the problem is that it takes seemingly 10 minutes for it to start up (which it does everytime, free from failure). It hits the "loadin' XP-screen" and then it holds there for 10 min before it proceeds. Naturally, I would like to work around this and get it running more according to normal standards. What could it be? BIOS I suspect, but what?
Grateful for all help I can get....

This link will explain the former problem and what I have in the rig,
Major breakdown! I understand nothing and cry for help!

 

[Kevin]

When you replaced the harddrive, did you do a clean install of Windows XP or did you copy the information from the old drive (if you can even do that anymore)?

 

[hovenas]

As clean as it can possibly be! I suspect something w Bios, should one do a jumper reset of all teh bios-settings, cause I didnt do that.

 

[MrGrim]

Do you have a network card, that is not connected to anything, in your system?

 

[dkozloski]

Check the Microsoft Knowledge Base for an XP boot analysis program that should take care of this problem for you. At least it will identify the hold-up.

 

[EKAtBzboyz]

is your hd set as udma 5 in bios?

is it fast in windows itself but slow starting up?

or is it just always slow?

 

[hovenas]

Network card...
That must be it! What to do?

 

[hovenas]

Windows works fine when it starts, alas, it takes 10 minutes to get there.

 

[EKAtBzboyz]

how about just puling the network card if its not even hooked up
or go into the bios and disable that pci slot if possible

 

[hovenas]

Is there anyway I can "enable" it? Would installing the drivers help (gotta find them tho)?

 

[hominid skull]

To disable the network card, just to test to see if it's the thing that's slowing the boot process, do the following. Right click on my computer, select properties. In the system properties dialog box click the hardware tab, and then device manager. Listed there are all the devices listed that windows has installed, click on network adapters, right click your network card and select disable. A red cross sould appear over the graphic fot the card. restart the machine and if it's the network card that's slowing it down then it should boot up quickly now it's disabled, if it goes slowly then it's something else and you might enable it in the same way as disabling it, but selecting enable in device manager.

// edit, typo..

 

[hovenas]

Thx Homonid, will apply wisdom and report tomorrow on any progress, Im on CET here so no messing w hardware

 

[hovenas]

It is disabled but alas, the problem remain.

 

[hovenas]

What do you guys suspect it to be? It started normal now, no apparent reason why tho

 

[Dug]

Try this:

BootVis- A performance trace visualization tool for use with Windows XP systems.
Note: This version of BootVis.exe is compatible with final release of Windows XP (build 2600) and resolves a compatibility issue when using third-party IDE drivers.

BootVis

The instructions aren't really clear, but once you figure it out you should be able to get an output of what is causing the delay. It will also fix that delay.

I would also make sure that the hd is on the primary ide channel on its own cable. Make sure the drive is jumpered for primary ide. Don't put the drive on the RAID channel.

 

[hovenas]

Thx, Ill try that