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Win 7 Machine Won't Bootup (Windows Logo)

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SAgosto

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I built this machine many years as a main "server" for software development and backups for the family. Typically, I RDP into it to check mail, browse the web, misc. coding, etc. It has been very solid for years but last night it was functioning extremely slow so I performed a reboot which took several minutes. I noticed that numerous windows services were disabled and I made the mistake of changing the boot option to "Normal" which enables every service upon boot. I have tried every FKey to boot to safe mode but it doesn't seem to work. I noticed the BIOS takes MUCH longer (1-3 minutes) to identify the IDE drives before the Windows logo appears. It has been 30+ minutes and the Windows logo is displayed w/o a prompt. My questions:

1) I don't hear any HD noise to suggest failure
2) Why would the BIOS takes abnormally long to identify the IDE drives?
3) Aside from HD damage, hardware doesn't "slow" down so I assume it is software related
4) I am thinking of just buying a cheap SATA drive to re-load Win 7 (compare apples-to-apples) as I don't want to lose my main drive which has data that has not been backed up
5) Or, it appears that new PCs are dirt cheap these days such as: http://slickdeals.net/f/8027809-hp-...hard-drive-windows-7-99-fs?v=1&src=SiteSearch

Ideas?

Machine Specs Below
Windows 7 Ultimate N (x64) Service Pack 1 (build 7601)
COOLER MASTER Centurion 5 Mid Tower Case (CAC-T05-UW)
COOLER MASTER Exteme Power 650W PS (C283-1144)

GIGABYTE AM2 AMD 690V Micro ATX (GA-MA69VM-S2)
COOLER MASTER 92mm Hyper TX2 CPU Cooler (RR-CCH-L9U1-GP)
AMD Athlon X2 5600+ (2.80 gigahertz AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core)
CORSAIR XMS2 4GB DDR2800 (PC26400)

Seagate 400GB SATA/300 7200RPM 16MB Cache HD (ST3400620AS)
Western Digital Caviar Green 2TB 32MB Cache HD (WD20EADS)

GECUBE Radeon HD3850 256MB 256-bit (GC-HD3850PG3-D3R)

Pioneer SATA Blu-Ray DVD-ROM/12X DVD±R DVD Burner (BDC-202BK)
SONY DVD RW (DW-Q30A)
LG CD-RW (CED-8120B)
 
If you disconnect all the drives does it at least boot to the BIOS quickly? A hard drive failing could cause all kinds of weird start up issues.
 
try a different sata port (or controller if possible) and a different sata cable for the boot drive.
 
Sp33dFr33k said:
If you disconnect all the drives does it at least boot to the BIOS quickly? A hard drive failing could cause all kinds of weird start up issues.
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It takes approximately 30 seconds from memory is displayed on the screen and DHCP is spinning due to lack of HD and 40 seconds w/ hard drive installed.

diizzy said:
@ SAgosto
Yes, https://www.google.com/search?q=bad...ved=0CAcQ_AUoAmoVChMI8P67y9GaxwIVgossCh1ErQpT

//Danne
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I didn't notice anything but some dust.
 
I initially wanted to say hard drive. But 30 with no drive is pretty odd. Take all ram out but one piece and unhook all things besides keyboard and mouse.

Pretty much need to separate any possible component issues.
 
SAgosto said:
I'll try this tomorrow.



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resetting the bios by sliding the clear cmos jumper or removing the battery on the motherboard (dont forget to unplug power cord first)


edit: link to manual of your board:

ftp://download.gigabyte.ru/manual/motherboard_manual_ga-ma69vm-s2_e.pdf

page 7 shows location of clear CMOS pins, page 25 tells you how (put a jump on the two pins for 30 seconds, or bridge them (with the power unplugged so no power going to board) with a flathead screwdriver for 30 seconds. you can also take the battery out for 30 seconds which usually does the trick, but the jumper is the proper way)
 
mnewxcv said:
resetting the bios by sliding the clear cmos jumper or removing the battery on the motherboard (dont forget to unplug power cord first)


edit: link to manual of your board:

ftp://download.gigabyte.ru/manual/motherboard_manual_ga-ma69vm-s2_e.pdf

page 7 shows location of clear CMOS pins, page 25 tells you how (put a jump on the two pins for 30 seconds, or bridge them (with the power unplugged so no power going to board) with a flathead screwdriver for 30 seconds. you can also take the battery out for 30 seconds which usually does the trick, but the jumper is the proper way)
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I have plenty of those type of batteries. Should I just swap it to be sure?
 
SAgosto said:
I have plenty of those type of batteries. Should I just swap it to be sure?
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the battery essentially just keeps your settings saved and the time saved. but it cant hurt to change it. take the battery out, short the pins for 30 seconds, put new battery in. when you start up it will say CMOS/bios settings have been reset, press f1 to enter setup, etc. enter setup, set date and time and whatever other settings you have, and see if that fixes anything.
 
mnewxcv said:
the battery essentially just keeps your settings saved and the time saved. but it cant hurt to change it. take the battery out, short the pins for 30 seconds, put new battery in. when you start up it will say CMOS/bios settings have been reset, press f1 to enter setup, etc. enter setup, set date and time and whatever other settings you have, and see if that fixes anything.
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The BIOS settings appear accurate. Why would that be a possible culprit?
 
SAgosto said:
The BIOS settings appear accurate. Why would that be a possible culprit?
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sometimes devices can fight over addresses and cause problems. Its one less thing youd have to worry about and it takes 30 seconds.
 
Replace battery. No message and BIOS settings were exactly the same as before. No change in issue.
 
SAgosto said:
Replace battery. No message and BIOS settings were exactly the same as before. No change in issue.
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then do what I said to clear the CMOS by bridging the two pins next to the battery for 30 seconds.
 
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