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I just installed windowsXP Pro on a fresh 5 gig partition

intsalled on ...

AMD 2500+
512 DDR400
SOltek SL-75FRN2-RL

it takes like up to a minute to get into windows...

It does a distinct pause when it lights up the KB lights.. just sits there
thinking, the screen flickers sometimes .. like its initialising the VGA..

I thought it would boot really quickly on this fresh setup..

i have tried BootVis and it says that the Drivers are utilising alot of the
boot time.. could it be doing stuff behind my back (innocent stuff but.)

any thoughts, i havent really hada decent chance to change things,, but any
headers would be good

latest Nforce Drivers
lateest Nvidia drivers (Geforce 3)

I think those are the only drivers I have distinct control over..

thanks in advance.

Nk

In article <gbmob.4157$>,
says...
> I just installed windowsXP Pro on a fresh 5 gig partition
>
> intsalled on ...
>
> AMD 2500+
> 512 DDR400
> SOltek SL-75FRN2-RL
>
> it takes like up to a minute to get into windows...
>
> It does a distinct pause when it lights up the KB lights.. just sits there
> thinking, the screen flickers sometimes .. like its initialising the VGA..
>
> I thought it would boot really quickly on this fresh setup..
>
> i have tried BootVis and it says that the Drivers are utilising alot of the
> boot time.. could it be doing stuff behind my back (innocent stuff but.)
>
> any thoughts, i havent really hada decent chance to change things,, but any
> headers would be good
>
> latest Nforce Drivers
> lateest Nvidia drivers (Geforce 3)
>
> I think those are the only drivers I have distinct control over..
>
> thanks in advance.
>
> Nk

Um. I am not entirely sure if I understand you right but I'll have a shot
anyway.

I had a problem with a huge delay between clicking on the user icon on
the login screen and anything working on XP - "my computer" took >45
seconds before it would begin to populate. Software wouldn't start or
crash because it couldn't find its own files - you get the picture.

I finally tracked the problem to networking. I have a NIC, and a
satellite card installed as well as a dialup adapter and XP was trying to
initiate LAN traffic over the satellite card (and maybe dialup as well).

Unfortunately I can't even remember how I managed to rectify that :-\


O.t.o.h., if your problem occurs _before_ the login screen, then I can
only make the observation that the one other XP install I've seen on a
Soltek based machine also takes ages to boot (Athlon XP 2700; brand
spanking new install, took twice as long to boot as my own Celeron 1.3
Mhz).

hope that is in any way useful to you -Peter


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"::Nick::" <> wrote in message
news:gbmob.4157$...
> I just installed windowsXP Pro on a fresh 5 gig partition
>
> intsalled on ...
>
> AMD 2500+
> 512 DDR400
> SOltek SL-75FRN2-RL
>
> it takes like up to a minute to get into windows...
>
> It does a distinct pause when it lights up the KB lights.. just sits
there
> thinking, the screen flickers sometimes .. like its initialising the
VGA...

It's not clear how long you've been at this, but one thing to keep in
mind is that the default setting in XP is for Windows to attempt to
optimize boot configuration on its own, and this normally takes several
runs to get right. While it's "learning", boot times can be pretty slow.

Otherwise...have a look at your advanced bios settings. Things like a
Quick Post or Quick Boot option can save time on diagnostic checks you
don't ordinarily need. In some cases, there is also an option to delay
startup for some specified time until the hard drive can get going,
which you may be able to adjust. You can also try specifying the details
of IDE configuration (assuming you know them) instead of using the auto
configuration.

For the most part, these adjustments all involve small incremental
decreases in boot time, so don't expect too much -- I'd take a good luck
at your motherboard documentation (and Soltek's web site) for other
possibilities. In any case, be sure to try just one change at a time to
cut troubleshooting issues down to size.

Peter Huebner wrote:
> Soltek based machine also takes ages to boot (Athlon XP 2700; brand
> spanking new install, took twice as long to boot as my own Celeron 1.3
> Mhz).


slow PC 1.3 MHz...

"T.N.O." <> wrote in message
news:...
> Peter Huebner wrote:
> > Soltek based machine also takes ages to boot (Athlon XP 2700; brand
> > spanking new install, took twice as long to boot as my own Celeron
1.3
> > Mhz).
>
>
> slow PC 1.3 MHz...

Nonsense. First of all, because a 1.3 Mhz processor is plenty fast for
XP. And second of all, because both the Athlon XP 2500 and 2700 run at
over 2Ghz.

Patrick Bold wrote:
>>slow PC 1.3 MHz...

> Nonsense. First of all, because a 1.3 Mhz processor is plenty fast for
> XP.

I really hope you're joking with that... note it says Mhz, not Ghz

> And second of all, because both the Athlon XP 2500 and 2700 run at
> over 2Ghz.

I know this, whats your point?

Patrick Bold wrote:
> "T.N.O." <> wrote in message
> news:...
>> Peter Huebner wrote:
>>> Soltek based machine also takes ages to boot (Athlon XP 2700; brand
>>> spanking new install, took twice as long to boot as my own Celeron
>>> 1.3 Mhz).
>>
>>
>> slow PC 1.3 MHz...
>
> Nonsense. First of all, because a 1.3 Mhz processor is plenty fast for
> XP. And second of all, because both the Athlon XP 2500 and 2700 run at
> over 2Ghz.

I have just built an Athlon XP2500+ (Barton core) and it runs at 1.826GHz
(11 X 166MHz) default. I'm not sure on the 2700, I think that one is around
2GHz.
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In article <3fa41c8e$>, says...
> Patrick Bold wrote:
> >>slow PC 1.3 MHz...
>
> > Nonsense. First of all, because a 1.3 Mhz processor is plenty fast for
> > XP.
>
> I really hope you're joking with that... note it says Mhz, not Ghz

ROTFL.

thanks for pointing that out .... -P.

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In article <c0Xob.4963$>, ~misfit~@his.desk.com
says...
> >
> > Nonsense. First of all, because a 1.3 Mhz processor is plenty fast for
> > XP. And second of all, because both the Athlon XP 2500 and 2700 run at
> > over 2Ghz.

Nonsense what, Patrick Bold?
Yes, my Celly is plenty fast enough for XP. I already know that.
I merely observed that the one Soltek MoBo with a much faster CPU
that I have observed, seems to need approx twice as long to reach the XP
login screen as my system - suggesting to me that there is an ISSUE.
What the issue is, I have no idea. Nor have I made any claims about it.
How can you tell me my observation is nonsense?!? Were you hovering in
the background, invisibly?

>
> I have just built an Athlon XP2500+ (Barton core) and it runs at 1.826GHz
> (11 X 166MHz) default. I'm not sure on the 2700, I think that one is around
> 2GHz.
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> ~misfit~

2.13Ghz I believe.

Why the hell my neighbours' machine should be so slow booting is beyond
me.
However, I will do the dickens and work on it pro bono when they
went and ignored every single damn thing that I told them to look
out for when buying their new machine.

I do however have that smug 'told ya so' feeling because I emphatically
told them to make sure they get a motherboard made by a company starting
with 'A'.


-P.

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On Sun, 2 Nov 2003 12:06:59 +1300, "~misfit~" <~misfit~@his.desk.com>
wrote:

>Patrick Bold wrote:
>> "T.N.O." <> wrote in message
>> news:...
>>> Peter Huebner wrote:
>>>> Soltek based machine also takes ages to boot (Athlon XP 2700; brand
>>>> spanking new install, took twice as long to boot as my own Celeron
>>>> 1.3 Mhz).
>>>
>>>
>>> slow PC 1.3 MHz...
>>
>> Nonsense. First of all, because a 1.3 Mhz processor is plenty fast for
>> XP. And second of all, because both the Athlon XP 2500 and 2700 run at
>> over 2Ghz.
>
>I have just built an Athlon XP2500+ (Barton core) and it runs at 1.826GHz
>(11 X 166MHz) default. I'm not sure on the 2700, I think that one is around
>2GHz.

My XP2600 runs at 2.09

Jerry