re: Slow boot
Saturday, November 25, 2006 at 2:17 am
Windows XP Annoyances Discussion Forum
Posted by Alex
(82 messages posted)
OK guys, another step...
The reason why I could not boot up with WD is because I had to change the jumper
settings due to the fact that I have no longer to IDE devices on the same cable.
After having done so, I can boot up from WD.
Sad news is that the 27 sec. blank screen remain there, as a result, I don't know
anymore where to put my hands.
Funny enough, (I forgot to mention this before) if I boot with OS W2K instead of
WXP, the boot is fast, no 27 sec. to wait.
Ideas before I give up??
Thank you
Alex
AOPEN AX34, PIII 1.0 GHz, 1GB RAM, HD Maxtor 40GB, HD WD 120 GB, LaCie 500 GB,
Plextor 16/10/40A, Plextor PX-716A, HIS Excalibur Radeon 9600 256Mb, 2xMonitor Philips
109P20 Br, Canon i865, Ethernet D-Link DE-828CT, Philips ToUCam Pro, WXP PRO
On Saturday, November 25, 2006 at 12:48 am, Alex wrote:
>Hi,
>
>I tried to disconnect all the HDDs (except the system one, which is the WD) and
CD/DVD
>players and Floppy.
>Interesting, I discovered the following:
>
>1) WD is my primary HD, where on C:\ I have my OS installed. When I switch my PC
>on, the system does not boot.
>This is a mistery to me, because I can see that WD is my primary disc and it is!
>
>2) I tried then to connect the Maxtor, which is the slave disc, so, WD + Maxtor,
>the system boots up with the usual problem of the 27 sec. blank screen in between,
>which is the normal situation.
>
>So, I guess the problem is the old Maxtor, but why cannot I boot if I disconnect
>it??
>
>Hope someone can explain this, I feel we are close to solve the problem...
>
>Thank you
>Alex
>
>Please, see my signature for clarification.
>
>
>
> AOPEN AX34, PIII 1.0 GHz, 1GB RAM, HD Maxtor 40GB, HD WD 120 GB, LaCie 500 GB,
>Plextor 16/10/40A, Plextor PX-716A, HIS Excalibur Radeon 9600 256Mb, 2xMonitor Philips
>109P20 Br, Canon i865, Ethernet D-Link DE-828CT, Philips ToUCam Pro, WXP PRO
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