slow startup

[liquidblue]

Long time lurker, first time post.

I built my PC with lots of reading here at AT. Now I've hit a snag and I'm not sure what the problem is. Here's the setup:

NEO2 Plat (1.3?)
AMD64 3200+ s939
1 Gig OZC Plat Rev 2
x800 PRO
ATA Seagate HD
DVD+-RW
XP PRO SP2

NVIDIA 5.10 Unified drivers
AMD64 drivers

No OC yet. =)

Thanks in advance.

Here's the issue. In the Device Manager I see that everything has been installed properly, except for "Ethernet Controller" and "Multimedia Audio Controller." It looks like only one of the onboard NICs is working. When I try to update the drivers for the ones with "?", windows won't pick up anything from the directories from the mentioned drivers from NVIDIA. Also, it takes at least a minute for xp to recognize that there is a NIC in order for me to connect (DSL). I can't go into System Properties or any system related app. until it's done doing what it's doing. WTH? A 3200+ shouldn't be THIS slow.

I tried loading on a previous install with the drivers that came with the board and also updated MSI drivers (live update), and although it seemed all drivers were installed, the NICs took just as long to get intialized. The same problem.

What am I doing wrong? How can I get the "Other Devices" that have not been installed to be... installed? What about the really slow NIC recognition issue?

Sorry if this has been posted before, but I haven't come across it.

Thanks again.

 

[helpmeout]

Did you install the chipset drivers first thing after installing XP? Errors in Device Manager seem to indicate not. You could try installing them again, and going to the mfg's site to look for an update.

 

[liquidblue]

After the XP install I installed the system drivers (unified drivers) and then the AMD drivers. They are the latests. Oh, and sound doesn't work either. I tried using the drivers by NVIDIA also but Device Manager won't intall it from the folder where the audio drivers are extracted to.

Any more suggestions?

 

[montag451]

was the sp2 integrated, or did you install that seperately?

If seperate, treat sp2 like the final stage of xp installation.
ie
Install xp,
install sp2,
install chipset drivers etc etc

 

[liquidblue]

I slipsteamed SP2. I 'fixed' the sound. I installed the MSI provided sound drivers instead of the NVIDIA drivers(I knew I could do that, but I figured NVIDIA's were the latests and best of the two as I've read around in the MSI forums). Did the same thing for the ethernet drivers.

Device Manager doesn't show any conflicts or uninstalled drivers, but at startup the ethernet cards still take forever (1-2 mins =) to show up in the taskbar. I can't connect until they do.

I guess I'll have to learn to live with it. =(

 

[montag451]

have you tried putting in a pci nic and disabling onboard?

 

[liquidblue]

Looks like all is working well except for the delay at startup. I've concluded that there aren't any driver problems or with the onboard ethernet. Here's why:

As I mentioned earlier, I have DSL (always left modem on - no off switch so I just pull the plug if I need to turn it off). When I unplug the external modem, and turn on the pc everything starts quickly. Once I plug the modem in, one of the icons (network "cable unplugged" icons in the tray) turns into a different one. Like two monitors with a little yellow dot running from one to the other. When I put the mouse over it is says something like "obtaining IP." I'm not at home so I can't say exactly.

I was on dialup and new to DSL so I'm new to this.

Is there a way to stop that or do all DSL connections do that?

TIA

 

[helpmeout]

I'm on cable, so can't say about DSL. I'd say just leave your modem on if you're not going away for more than a few days. (Or live with it, doesn't sound that bad now).

 

[montag451]

sounds like it could be a DHCP issue - if it is taking time for your router to give you an IP address.

This is the equivalent in dialup of handshaking with the server from your isp.
wouldn't worry too much