POST delay

[TerryS]

My POST has always taken just a few seconds. Suddenly it now pauses after
the initial screen and before the memory count occurs. The delay is right
at 2 minutes.

Several days ago I was loading a utility from a trusted site when my machine
got a major hiccup. The hard drive started running in a loop, making the
same sounds repeatedly. I finally got it stopped and when I rebooted, the
delay happened for the first time.

Everything runs normally after POST and bootup are complete. I have run a
couple AV/malware programs from the net and nothing was found. I use MS
Onecare.

I have a P4, 2.30Ghz. A Gig of memory. The mobo and bios are about 3 years
old. Running Vista Ultimate.

I read here where someone had a similar problem and removing the MOBO
battery to allow the machine to reset solve their problem. It did nothing
for mine.

Any help would be greatly appreciated. It's not a big problem, but mostly
an aggravation.
Terry

 

[Rod Speed]

My POST has always taken just a few seconds. Suddenly it now pauses
after the initial screen and before the memory count occurs. The
delay is right at 2 minutes.

Several days ago I was loading a utility from a trusted site when my
machine got a major hiccup. The hard drive started running in a
loop, making the same sounds repeatedly. I finally got it stopped
and when I rebooted, the delay happened for the first time.

Everything runs normally after POST and bootup are complete. I have
run a couple AV/malware programs from the net and nothing was found. I use MS Onecare.

I have a P4, 2.30Ghz. A Gig of memory. The mobo and bios are about
3 years old. Running Vista Ultimate.

I read here where someone had a similar problem and removing the MOBO
battery to allow the machine to reset solve their problem. It did nothing for mine.

Any help would be greatly appreciated. It's not a big problem, but mostly an aggravation.

Run the hard drive manufacturer's diagnostic and post the Everest SMART report here.
http://www.majorgeeks.com/download.php?det=4181