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Slow boot

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thebliX

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Ok first off my specs

DFI Ultra Inifity NFII
xp-m 2500@2.375
2x512 OCZ EB 3500
WD 80gig 8mb cache(primary)
WD 160gig 8mb cache(secondary)

Ok so, for the passed 6months ive had the longest boot times. Even the first boot after a fresh install of xp pro still takes like 12 passes of the bar, and every boot after takes a little longer. My 80gig hd is like, almost 2 years old now, could it be that its just getting old?
 
Do you have a DHCP server (routers usually have them built in)? If your computer is set to obtain an IP address from a DHCP server and you dont have one on your network, then you'll need to wait for it to time out. This used to be one of the most common causes with Win98 but I'm not sure if the same effect occurs with XP since I haven't installed XP on my system yet with the network cable unplugged.

If it is the lack of a DHCP server, you can simply manually assign an IP address and the computer won't wait for a response for a nonexistant DHCP server.
 
I'm not sure what to tell you about decreasing boot times aside from the usual stuff, but if you'd like to increase them, get a dual CPU rig (or better yet, a quad), load it up with ram, install a few SCSI and/or FC-AL HBAs, pick up a couple 10 packs of cheap used drives from e-bay, and add on a couple slow scanning optical SCSI drives. Plextor UltraPlex40max is nice and slow to recognise. (Damned good drive though... mine's 5 years old & still runs like a top)
And yes, my machine boots f'n slow. 2 CPUs, 6 cards, 2 SCSI channels, 1 FC-AL adapter, 10 HDs and 3 opticals will do that to you. It doesn't boot as slow as the Quad Xeon I got to play with a few years back, but it definately takes a while. For some reason the big rigs always start slow, even though they're f'n fast once they're up & running.

Other than cleaning up garbage or doing a reinstall, the first thing I'd do is a defrag. It is possible that your drive is going bad- retried reads will make the system run slow. Check the event viewer for disk errors and run your HD manufacturer's diagnostics program.
 
make sure in bios that your hdd is set to be the first device that boots. Also once in windows try running 'msconfig' in the run window and uncheck all of the unecessary items such as windows messenger. Also defrag like the other guy said. If these don't work maybe you loaded with spyware. In that case try a program like spybot search and destroy. Hope some of these things help. Good luck :)
 
every time i format and do a fresh install of xp its the same thing, it takes a long time to boot. i defrag weekly, scan for spyware every other day, anti virus every week, hhd is set to read first. its just the actual windows loading screen. my friends p4 1.7 boots faster then my system. and he has a 5400rpm hdd with 768 ram :(

ill look into that dhcp thing.
 
you didn't list your full specs.. it might be a PCI card that causes slow boot.. if you feel like - you may try taking out all cards except for the vid card, and see if it helps..
 
atleast it's not like those microscopes scientist use to see neutrons, those have like a 24 hour boot time =o
 
This may not help you, but I had an issue with slow boot times for a few months myself. My first clue it was a networking problem was when I happened to boot the PC with no CAT 5 plugged into the NIC. It booted much faster with it unplugged. It turned out that when I mapped the shared MP3 folder on my other PC to the Z: drive, it took longer to boot. I disconnected the mapped drive and now it boots really fast.
 
While you are waiting, how much of the time is the hard drive really busy?
That's the most important piece of information to solving your problem.
 
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