Re: Boot up stalls at detection screen

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From: Kimberly (anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 02/25/04 

Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2004 14:08:14 -0800

Thanks, I will look into this.
>-----Original Message-----
>Sounds like the CMOS battery needs replacing.
>
>Kimberly wrote:
>>
>> Its stalling durning the bios post check, it stops on
the
>> first screen. When boots up correctly, the screen after
>> the normal stall point is a very fast flash of what I
>> think is hardware detection. This problem is directly
>> releated to when the computer is starved of power for
any
>> amount of time, if I unplug it or turn off the power
strip.
>> >-----Original Message-----
>> >Next question. Is it stalling after you get the
Starting
>> Windows screens
>> >or during the BIOS POST checks? If it is during the
BIOS
>> part, it
>> >probably is not Windows that has the problem but
>> something in the BIOS
>> >configuration. Unfortunately I can't help you much
there.
>> >
>> >Kimberly wrote:
>> >>
>> >> Yes, I do shut down properly, going to the start
button
>> >> and allowing windows to shut down on its own. I don't
>> turn
>> >> the surge suppressor off right away either. I let the
>> >> system have a few moments.
>> >> >-----Original Message-----
>> >> >Obvious question first, do you shut down Windows
before
>> >> you turn off the
>> >> >surge suppresser? Windows needs to save information
>> that
>> >> is cached by
>> >> >shutting itself down before you power down. If you
do
>> not
>> >> do this you
>> >> >will eventually corrupt something (you hard drive,
the
>> >> registry, etc.)
>> >> >and will be unable to boot at all.
>> >> >
>> >> >Kimberly wrote:
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Hello All,
>> >> >>
>> >> >> I just purchased a complete computer system, from
a
>> >> fairly
>> >> >> reputable company. Its a pentium 2.8 800fsb, 80gb
>> >> hardrive
>> >> >> 1 gb ram, nvidia 128 quadro video card, intel
mother
>> >> >> board, 420 enlight power supply. The problem that
I
>> am
>> >> >> having is that I turn off my surge suppressor
when I
>> am
>> >> >> done using my computer for the day. (Belkin
>> suppressor)
>> >> >> The next time I go to use my computer it wont
boot up
>> >> the
>> >> >> first time I power up. It stalls at the screen
that
>> >> shows
>> >> >> the keyboard detection and all the other stuff. I
>> then
>> >> >> need to reboot. Then it works fine. This is a
little
>> >> >> ridiculous. Has anyone had this problem?
>> >> >.
>> >> >
>> >.
>> >
>.
>

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