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Slow boot up... sometimes

I have a clone computer that, all of a sudden, will take 2 or 3 minutes to fire up. I know that this is going to happen when I turn the computer on and the DVD light comes on right away... otherwise all works normally.

So, when the DVD light comes on (right away), I can wait 2 or 3 minutes and then things fire up... sounds like the hard drive starts and you see the video screen then the bios, etc.

If I unplug everything (HD, CD and modem) the same thing happens (except that you don't see the DVD light right away). It will take 2 or 3 minutes and then you see the video and bios screen and then HDD failure.

Callandor

Is this behavior happening all the time now? Does it run normally after booting? You may have a network device that is failing, like a network card or even a USB device. Remove all network devices and try again.

Sheldon Livingston

ASKER

When it boots up AND I'm in Windows, it will periodically shut down.

I can boot up to a CD, for example, and it won't shut down. Boot to Windows and give it a few minutes and it'll reboot.

Callandor

If it's ok with a boot from a CD, you either have corrupt Windows drivers or malware. Give your system a thorough scan with Adaware and Ewido. You can fix Windows drivers by typing SFC /scannow in a command window.

Sheldon Livingston

ASKER

Thanks Callandor... any idea on the slow boot?

Callandor

The slow boot may be due to the system searching the network, as I mentioned before.

Sheldon Livingston

ASKER

I remove everything... same thing...

Callandor

Malware can also make the boot process slow, so investigate that.

Sheldon Livingston

ASKER