Start-up/Shut Down Problems on a new build

[Guest]

I built a new computer and installed Windows Xp Home. Everything seems to be
running smoothly except that when I shut down my computer overnight and start
it in the morning I see the bios screen and the Windows loading screen but
don't get any further than that. I get no error message my screen just
alternates from black to grey and back to black. The only way to get around
this is to do a hard reboot at which point Windows asks me if I wish to start
normally, in safe mode or use last known good configuration. I have tried
safe mode, normal and last known good configuartion. I have also restored my
computer back to a previous restore point hopeing to fix the issue.

So far nothing has helped...It doesn't do it all the time but now I am also
gettiing a very slow shut down...it can take several minutes for the shut
down options window to appear.

Any ideas on this?

 

[Joe Wright]

I built a new computer and installed Windows Xp Home. Everything seems to be
running smoothly except that when I shut down my computer overnight and start
it in the morning I see the bios screen and the Windows loading screen but
don't get any further than that. I get no error message my screen just
alternates from black to grey and back to black. The only way to get around
this is to do a hard reboot at which point Windows asks me if I wish to start
normally, in safe mode or use last known good configuration. I have tried
safe mode, normal and last known good configuartion. I have also restored my
computer back to a previous restore point hopeing to fix the issue.

So far nothing has helped...It doesn't do it all the time but now I am also
gettiing a very slow shut down...it can take several minutes for the shut
down options window to appear.

Does the BIOS allow you to delay reading of the HD? I seem to remember
reading of a setting like that to allow the HD to attain maximum speed.
Coulda' been a dream though..