Stalls on bootup

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This is a single sata drive.
Vista home premium . Not an update.
The marching ants stalls in the box at the bottom of the screen.
I reboot and most the time it will bootup.
I have used the repair my computer.
Defragged, I have not reinstalled Vista.
 
Hi,

Does it mostly happen when the system is "cold" - ie: not been used for a
little while? Or does it happen when you simply restart the machine?

The former may indicate faulty hardware that is not functioning properly
until it is warmed up. This doesn't get better, the faulty component will
need to be replaced.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
 
Rick Rogers said:
Hi,

Does it mostly happen when the system is "cold" - ie: not been used for a
little while? Or does it happen when you simply restart the machine?

The former may indicate faulty hardware that is not functioning properly
until it is warmed up. This doesn't get better, the faulty component will
need to be replaced.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org



Yes this happens on cold . I wonder if a update to the motherboard will
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solve this? I did the memory test. I have the sweet spot computer that was
on the techspot web site. P5B, 8800, Sata, Fxi soundcard. etc.
 
Gymrat57 said:
solve this? I did the memory test. I have the sweet spot computer that was
on the techspot web site. P5B, 8800, Sata, Fxi soundcard. etc.
Click to expand...
Also the mouse is not woking properly. I have to move the
logitech fast to get it to respond. I find no update to mouse drivers for
vista.
thanks for the input..
 
Hi,

Usually, the faulty component has a weak solder joint or similar, and when
heat is applied (power on) it warms up and expands after a few moments and
works properly. This is why it fails initially, but then seems to work
perfectly fine. No software update will fix that, it is a physical flaw.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
 
Gymrat57 said:
solve this? I did the memory test. I have the sweet spot computer that was
on the techspot web site. P5B, 8800, Sata, Fxi soundcard. etc.
Click to expand...
Also the logitech optical mouse is not working properly. I have to move the
thing fast to get it to respond.
 
Gymrat57 said:
I don't know how to check the capacitors. But
this seem like the way to go. Replace the board.
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A visual check is usually sufficient. The articles I linked to have
pictures.
 
Gymrat57 said:
I don't know how to check the capacitors. But
this seem like the way to go. Replace the board.

New info. just rebooted and the stall happen.
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Rebooted and all went well.
 
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