Peter:
Have you checked the bootlog from each
booting? See what it is doing during the long
and short boot times.
Wally
On Wed, 01 Nov 2006 22:06:23 -0500 Peter Kaulback
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Yes Babs I have seen this as well, but with this P4 in particular I
> am
> seeing boot times stretch out to 4 minutes. Sometimes the POST
> screen
> comes up 2-3 times, sometimes just the 1 time. It makes no sense.
>
> I've changed all the ribbons and connectors, swapped out all
> components.
> Did this all in 2 separate houses and it still baffles me, so I'll
> wait
> and see what fails altogether.
>
> Peter Kaulback
>
> BubblyBabs wrote:
> > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Peter Kaulback"
> > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > To: "pcworks" <[email protected]>
> > Sent: Wednesday, November 01, 2006 10:41 AM
> > Subject: PCWorks: Average wait for XP boot?
> >
> >
> >> I have a P4 on an Intel HV845 board and currently the average
> wait
> >> time until the Windows loading screen comes up is 3 minutes,
> sometimes
> >> not at all. The hard drive is fine and boots fine in another
> system
> >> with a fresh install of XP each time, as well all other
> components are
> >> fine as well.
> >>
> >> Has anyone had experience with this board before and what do you
> know
> >> of the boot time?
> >>
> >> Thanks,
> >>
> >> Peter Kaulback
> >
> > I have also had long wait boot up times.. I'm assuming it's crap
> that
> > start-up that I don't see (programs that run in the background,
> spyware,
> > etc)... If I reinstall windows the boot-up time becomes
> astonishing
> > fast which I figure is the normal boot time....
> >
> > Babs
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