Reboot takes 15 minutes

[James Brown]

I have just built a new PC - P4 2.4Ghz, 1GB PC3200 RAM, ASUS P4S800 mobo,
etc etc

If the PC has been turned off for a few hours the PC starts up very quickly
and I am using Windows apps within 2 minutes - maybe quicker.

However, if I reboot, it takes 15 minutes to start up again. This time is
usually spent displaying the XP logo. During this 15 minutes, the HDD light
on my case is constantly on. This also happens in Safe Mode. Because of
this hanging effect, some services timeout and fail to startup.

Please help, I've tried everything including:
msconfig and disabling all services and startup programs etc
bootvis.exe - which won't work - something about no disk device.
checking DMA on hard disks
unplugging various hardware before start up
full virus scans with the latest definitions
installed latest drivers
defragged disks

My current thought is it's a heat problem but is that really a possibility?

Are there any bios settings that could cause this delay on a 2nd boot up?

 

[Guest]

It sounds like you are hung up on some setting (duh).
Try a safe mode reboot and let it boot line by line to
see where it hangs.

Personally, I would immedately blame your virus scanning
software. My first install of Norton did that to me.

 

[Guest]

Hi,

You've tried everything I was going to suggest !
You could try doing a logged boot and examine log for
weird errors.

Is a cold boot (i.e. seitch power off) also so slow ?
Does your event viewer have any clues to the problem ?
What about Device Manager - everything ok there ?

I would be tempted to do a re-install. Not what you want
to hear but this could take a LONG time to sort out.

Regards,

Tim

 

[Harry Ohrn]

What is your powersupply rated at? People sometimes skimp on the psu when
building a system.

 

[Ron Martell]

I have just built a new PC - P4 2.4Ghz, 1GB PC3200 RAM, ASUS P4S800 mobo,
etc etc

If the PC has been turned off for a few hours the PC starts up very quickly
and I am using Windows apps within 2 minutes - maybe quicker.

However, if I reboot, it takes 15 minutes to start up again. This time is
usually spent displaying the XP logo. During this 15 minutes, the HDD light
on my case is constantly on. This also happens in Safe Mode. Because of
this hanging effect, some services timeout and fail to startup.

Please help, I've tried everything including:
msconfig and disabling all services and startup programs etc
bootvis.exe - which won't work - something about no disk device.
checking DMA on hard disks
unplugging various hardware before start up
full virus scans with the latest definitions
installed latest drivers
defragged disks

My current thought is it's a heat problem but is that really a possibility?

Are there any bios settings that could cause this delay on a 2nd boot up?

I think you are right to suspect a possible heat related problem.

Try this for an experiment.

Turn the computer on and go directly into the BIOS setup.

Leave it there and go for a long leisurely lunch (as in 2 or 3 hours).

Then exit BIOS setup and let the machine boot up.

If that bootup takes 15 minutes then overheating is the prime suspect.

Check for any temperature and voltage monitoring function for your
motherboard, either in the System BIOS or as a separate utility that
you can run at startup. Make sure that it is set to track everything
and that audible alarms are active for any abnormal values. That may
help to discover the cause of the problem.

Good luck


Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
--
Microsoft MVP
On-Line Help Computer Service
http://onlinehelp.bc.ca

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