Why does it take my computer so long to boot up?

[Riprorin]

I did a fresh install of Win98SE and put in a new HDD (60 Gig Maxtor 7200 rpm) and the boot up time is longer than before. Any idea why?

 

[microAmp]

Check your Device Manager, see any " ! " in there? Missing drivers can be the culprit.


If I remember correctly, to get to Device Manager:
Open up Control Panel
Open up System
Click on Device Manger tab.

 

[Riprorin]

Nope. Everything looks fine there.

 

[boomerang]

Got an NIC?

 

[Riprorin]

Originally posted by: boomerang
Got an NIC?

Yes.

 

[Nomans]

Was your NIC trying to "talk" to somebody else in the network/workgroup? Is it a stand-alone computer or is it part of your network? If it is part of a network, your Win98SE computer is probably waiting for a time-out from the other computer after initiating the sequence, which is around 1-2 minutes. Try remove the network cable from the NIC and see how fast it boots now.

 

[CraigRT]

It's almost always a NIC

try disabling the device in device manager and see if the bootup gets better. if it does, then if you dont NEED the nic, keep it like that or take it out !!
if you do use the NIC then if you can figure any other way to make it get an IP address faster or something then that also may help your boot time.... else you may just have to live with it

 

[boomerang]

Right click on Network Neighborhood and select properties.

Click to highlight the listing for your network card that is similar to TCP/IP ->3Com Etherlink....(your card will be listed).

Click the Properties button.

Fill in an IP Address, 192.168.0.1 will be fine.

Fill in a Subnet Mask, 255.255.255.0 will be fine.

OK your way out. You may be prompted to insert your Win98 disk and you will be prompted to reboot.

That should take care of it.

I'm assuming your computer is not on a network. Some of this is from memory as I am using XP. Should be close enough to fix you up.

 

[Riprorin]

The computer is on a home wireless network. I'll try disabling the NIC and see what happens.