Re: New Computer Boots Very Slowly..
- From: JD <JD@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 28 Aug 2008 17:58:39 -0500
I was the motherboard. Replaced it and everything is good!
JS wrote:
Try using a utility named "HD Tune"
http://www.hdtune.com/
There is a Free version and the Pro version offers a 30 trial.
Both have a "Info" tab, which will show what DMA or PIO mode
your drive is in.
As for if you need to install the RAID drivers, check the motherboard
manual.
JS
"JD" <JD@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:O5PS$grBJHA.2292@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxHow would I do that?
To add to the mix, I tired duplicating a DVD of family pictures using fast copy in my Nero 7 software and that failed. I tried using the other copy method where it writes to the HD first and that was so slow I canceled it out.
The older XP computer only has one DVDr but it was able to copy the family DVD with no problem and was ten times faster than the new XP computer.
I'm thinking I've got a hardware problem, specifically the motherboard?
Both XP and the BIOS see all the components but the components are not working with each other.
I'm using two SATA drives but I did not install the RAID/AHCI Controller Driver since the two drives are not being used in a RAID. Should I install that driver?
JS wrote:Can you check to see if your SATA drive is not running in PIO mode (Slow speed)?--
JS
"JD" <JD@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:eKmUgNkBJHA.4368@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxFirst cold start of the day and nothing has changed. It actually took a little longer since I've added mouse and keyboard drivers, etc that load with XP.
I haven't installed any real software so I'm going to do that and see how fast the new machine is, compared to the old one.
Maybe it's just a slow booter?
JS wrote:How about when you do a cold start of pooper, is it still slow?--
JS
"JD" <JD@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:uAG$XvXBJHA.4496@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxComparing the two computers, logon and boot execute tabs don't show any major differences.
The pooper computer is SATA drives and I see the motherboard CD has a driver called RAID/AHCI Controller Driver but I didn't install that because I'm not using the two drives on a RAID.
When I start the computer, I get a black screen that just shows the information number regarding my PCIe video card but I've installed all the drives for that.
Then it goes to the motherboard information where I can hit Delete to get into the bios.
Then it loads XP but it's very slow to do that. I've been restarting the pooper computer quite a bit today installing new software and when I use the windows key to get to the standby, shutdown or restart screen, when I use the r on my keyboard to restart the destop flashes like it's going to a second desktop. The other computer just shuts down.
JS wrote:Try Autoruns from the MS Windows SysInternals site:--
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sysinternals/ProcessesAndThreads/Autoruns.mspx
You can use this tool to compare what the differences are between
your "pooper computer" and the AMD Athlon MP 1700+
AutoRuns will show/list all apps/etc. that load/run when you first boot (Boot Execute tab),
when you logon (Logon tab) and other programs that load (grouped by labeled tabs) for easy viewing.
Compare to see if there are any differences between both PC's 'Logon' and 'Boot Execute' tabs.
It also provides the ability to selectively allows you to stop (use with care) any program that you don't want to load.
You can undo any changes you have made.
Note: To get additional details on an item in the list you can't
readily identify you may need to highlight the item (right click) and use
the 'Search Online' option to get the details,
especially useful for the more obscure items in the list.
JS
www.pagestart.com
"JD" <JD@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:etWNpDLBJHA.5316@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxI posted a message in this newsgroup regarding XP Ram Limit and I got very good information and I have built my super computer but it boots like a pooper computer.
My current XP home edition SP3 computer is a AMD Athlon MP 1700+ 1.46 GHz with 2GB of ram. It takes 37 seconds from hitting the start button on the computer to get to the desktop.
The new pooper computer with XP home edition SP3 is a AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 6000+ 3.01 GHz with 3.25GB of ram (4GB total). It takes 3 minutes and 28 seconds from hitting the start button on the computer to get to the desktop.
Does this seem normal? What is the pooper computer doing in the additional almost 3 minutes?
Both copies of XP are legitimate, purchased at Best Buy before Vista came out. I like to have two computers.
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