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HenriK
Computer: Dell 650, 3.06 gHz CPUs
OS: XP-Pro, SP3, fully updated
Graphics card: EVGA e-GForce 7600 GS
Graphics driver: NVIDIA v.181.22 (per EVGA)
Display: Samsung 943BX
From time to time on an irregular basis, when I start up my computer in
the morning, it responds as follows:
1) Display screen shows BIOS sequence completing successfully;
2) Display screen shows SCSI drivers loading successfully;
3) Windows begins to load;
4) Windows seems to be looking for something for an excessive period of
time;
5) The hourglass vanishes from display and the screen goes black, just
PRIOR to showing the O/S password screen;
6) The screen goes blank and the display ceases to function, as if
computer has been turned off - even though the computer is still running.
When this start up sequence problem, it is always the same, without
variation.
I then manually shut the computer down and wait 10 seconds or so. I
then restart the computer. Usually, everything then works. Rarely, it
takes a second shutdown and restart before everything works.
To try and fix the problem, I deleted the drivers and reinstalled them.
This did not solve the problem. I have also defragmented the HD with
the OS and drivers on it. This didn't fix the problem either.
Other than the start up problem described, the computer runs all kinds
of applications flawlessly.
Any suggestions on what to try next? Thanks, in advance, for any help,
suggestions, and/or references I might consult.
OS: XP-Pro, SP3, fully updated
Graphics card: EVGA e-GForce 7600 GS
Graphics driver: NVIDIA v.181.22 (per EVGA)
Display: Samsung 943BX
From time to time on an irregular basis, when I start up my computer in
the morning, it responds as follows:
1) Display screen shows BIOS sequence completing successfully;
2) Display screen shows SCSI drivers loading successfully;
3) Windows begins to load;
4) Windows seems to be looking for something for an excessive period of
time;
5) The hourglass vanishes from display and the screen goes black, just
PRIOR to showing the O/S password screen;
6) The screen goes blank and the display ceases to function, as if
computer has been turned off - even though the computer is still running.
When this start up sequence problem, it is always the same, without
variation.
I then manually shut the computer down and wait 10 seconds or so. I
then restart the computer. Usually, everything then works. Rarely, it
takes a second shutdown and restart before everything works.
To try and fix the problem, I deleted the drivers and reinstalled them.
This did not solve the problem. I have also defragmented the HD with
the OS and drivers on it. This didn't fix the problem either.
Other than the start up problem described, the computer runs all kinds
of applications flawlessly.
Any suggestions on what to try next? Thanks, in advance, for any help,
suggestions, and/or references I might consult.