Stalls on bootup

[Guest]

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.

 

[Rick Rogers]

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

 

[Guest]

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

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.

 

[Guest]

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.

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..

 

[Rick Rogers]

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

 

[Guest]

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.

Also the logitech optical mouse is not working properly. I have to move the
thing fast to get it to respond.

 

[Kerry Brown]

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.

Check the motherboard for bad capacitors. If it is bad capacitors it will
only get worse.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capacitor_plague

http://cquirke.mvps.org/badcaps.htm

 

[Guest]

Check the motherboard for bad capacitors. If it is bad capacitors it will
only get worse.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capacitor_plague

http://cquirke.mvps.org/badcaps.htm

--
Kerry Brown
Microsoft MVP - Shell/User
http://www.vistahelp.ca


My thought was to replace the motherboard.

I don't know how to check the capacitors. But
this seem like the way to go. Replace the board.

 

[Kerry Brown]

I don't know how to check the capacitors. But
this seem like the way to go. Replace the board.

A visual check is usually sufficient. The articles I linked to have
pictures.

 

[Guest]

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.

Rebooted and all went well.

 

[Guest]

A visual check is usually sufficient. The articles I linked to have
pictures.

--
Kerry Brown
Microsoft MVP - Shell/User
http://www.vistahelp.ca


How about replacing the memory as a first start??

all hardware is under waranty