Ive also put his in the Tech Support forum but could this be a XP/2000 NTFS problem?
my system::
Twinforce2 - Winfast K7N415DA & Geforce 4 A250 TD64MB
Athlon XP 2100+_
512Mb RAM
Two HD - Maxtor 91024D4 10Gig & Western Digital WD400BB(master) 40Gig
DVD drive & CDRW
Netgear FA311
Dual boot: XP Pro (SP1) & win2k (SP3)
the problem:
My system has suddenly started to boot up extremely slowly. This is a random problem that can occur several times in a row then will be fine for several reboots/startups.
For example first thing this morning I switched on my PC and it took approx TWENTY MINUTES to boot!!!! (normally under 30secs).
Tthe whole process slows to a crawl - after the bios detects my drives it sits there for a 2-3 minutes before checking for a startup device (default is cdrom). This itslef takes another minute or so and then eventually the loader menu appears. Choosing any OS causes ablank screen for another minute or two before any loading bars/screen appear. The rest of the loading process can take up to about 15mins.
Once windows (either one) is loaded the system works fine - not running slow or any problems. If I reboot the restart can either be normal or slow it appears to be a random event.
It is as though my PC is running at fraction of its speed for the boot process and then runs at full speed once the OS is loaded.
I wondered about a hard drive problem but seeing as the initial boot also seems slow Im not sure if its a mainboard problem.
Norton AV does not find any virus problems.
Can anybody help - I only built this system in late August and its been great up until now.
my system::
Twinforce2 - Winfast K7N415DA & Geforce 4 A250 TD64MB
Athlon XP 2100+_
512Mb RAM
Two HD - Maxtor 91024D4 10Gig & Western Digital WD400BB(master) 40Gig
DVD drive & CDRW
Netgear FA311
Dual boot: XP Pro (SP1) & win2k (SP3)
the problem:
My system has suddenly started to boot up extremely slowly. This is a random problem that can occur several times in a row then will be fine for several reboots/startups.
For example first thing this morning I switched on my PC and it took approx TWENTY MINUTES to boot!!!! (normally under 30secs).
Tthe whole process slows to a crawl - after the bios detects my drives it sits there for a 2-3 minutes before checking for a startup device (default is cdrom). This itslef takes another minute or so and then eventually the loader menu appears. Choosing any OS causes ablank screen for another minute or two before any loading bars/screen appear. The rest of the loading process can take up to about 15mins.
Once windows (either one) is loaded the system works fine - not running slow or any problems. If I reboot the restart can either be normal or slow it appears to be a random event.
It is as though my PC is running at fraction of its speed for the boot process and then runs at full speed once the OS is loaded.
I wondered about a hard drive problem but seeing as the initial boot also seems slow Im not sure if its a mainboard problem.
Norton AV does not find any virus problems.
Can anybody help - I only built this system in late August and its been great up until now.
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