CPU or MB?

[scientificlee]

Hello,

I have a feeling that either my MB or my CPU was fried. It takes about 30 minutes to boot my box - winXP Pro on a dual 1900 AMD box. Once I log into my box I have a hard time even opening up Windows Explorer.

What is the best way to find out which component burned?

 

[StrangerGuy]

Nothing is fried since you can get into Windows. Check your computer for spyware/viruses/trojans and wipe them all out with a clean Winxp install (preferably) before arriving at such a conclusion.

 

[scientificlee]

I just did a new install of XP about 3 weeks ago.

It was never this slow. The reason why I think it was fried is because I left my computer on with the windows closed at my place. I came back from work and noticed that my computer was just blank and there was a lot of heat coming from the box. The place where it takes the longest to bootup is right after the memory beck but before I can boot into the BIOS. The second longest bootup is right after I input my password to login to Windows.

 

[stevty2889]

sounds more like a memory or a hard drive issue. I would suggest running memtest86, and running a hard drive diagnostic, which you should be able to download from the manufacturers website.