Computer help: new computer - 90 sec boot up time normal?
BIOS
by danielnorland - 4/6/07 8:07 PM In reply to: new computer - 90 sec boot up time normal? by sonofkurlIt sounds to me like you have the BIOS searching for the SATA drive, or some other device like a USB mouse each time you boot up. Try going into the BIOS and manually setting up the hard drive and and any other device.
Slow boot
by Namange Ndive Oscar - 4/6/07 8:16 PM In reply to: new computer - 90 sec boot up time normal? by sonofkurlYour BIOS is the place to start, as you mentioned the lag before drive detection taking 1/3 of the total boot time and the cursor before seeing the Windows splash screen. Set the "quick boot" to "enabled". This will skip the memory check for each boot. If you think you have a memory problem you can always switch it back. Also check for a setting for any delay in detecting drives. With larger drives taking longer to spin up, BIOS writers created an adjustable delay in detection to allow the drive to fully spin up before the board looked for a bootable sector. With SATA and 7200 rpm IDE drives this setting can be adjusted down a long way. Start with 0 and adjust it up if you have issues with detection. You should see boot times under 20 sec before Windows starts it's junk. With a minimum of startup processes the total should stay well under 1 min, even with a resource hog virus detector.
new computer - 90 sec boot up time normal?
by tlmck - 4/6/07 11:33 PM In reply to: new computer - 90 sec boot up time normal? by sonofkurlBios boot order is definitely the place to check. Is it trying to boot to a CD? If so, do you have a game or some other CD in the drive? I would set the bios to boot to HD only and see if that helps.
I also assume the bios is identifying your processor correctly. I had an old Athlon XP 2600 system with the same problem. In that case, the bios would occasionally hiccup and id the processor as a 1300. I eventually upgraded the bios and solved the problem.
Check drive jumpers
by dangershopper - 4/7/07 9:03 AM In reply to: new computer - 90 sec boot up time normal? by sonofkurlYou may have a problem with your HDD/DVD-ROM connectors and jumpers. I notice you're using an IDE HDD drive and two ATAPI CD/DVD drives, so in this case you should have your HDD on it's own cable, with the jumpers set to CS or MASTER. If you're unsure of the jumper settings, head off to www.wd.com and look it up. Just have your drive model number handy.
Next, be sure the two ATAPI devices are installed properly on the secondary IDE port. Here you need to set both drives for "CS" (Cable Select) or one drive for MASTER and the second drive for SLAVE.
Finally, be sure your BIOS is set properly. Go into the setup screen and look at BOOT ORDER, to be sure it's not trying to boot from a network, etc. Then see if the BIOS has a SATA DISABLE setting, which since you don't have any SATA drives, you may want to set to DISABLED.
If all this fails, I'd worry about your HDD. If you do have a chance to replace it, go SATA!
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