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Freezes only on cold boot, not warm
Name: titans13 Date: April 28, 2004 at 11:17:05 Pacific OS: XP CPU/Ram: 384mb RAM
Comment:
PC did this with both ME and XP loaded.
Upon initial boot, the computer freezes early into the Windows screen. Force another boot, it gets a little farther. This goes on 4-5 times until the computer is finally booted.
If left on, the computer will restart with no problem. If the computer is off for only 10 minutes or so, it starts with no problem. It is like a car that doesn't like cold weather. I am not sure where to begin to start troubleshooting the problem. All help is appreciated.
Name: strbux4me2 Date: April 28, 2004 at 11:53:58 Pacific
Reply:
if you have another known-working hard drive, install XP on it and try again. Perhaps the actuator arms or motor inside your drive are tempramental, just like a car. (?)
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Response Number 2
Name: strbux4me2 Date: April 28, 2004 at 11:57:48 Pacific
Reply:
another idea to try is go to your hard drive mfg's website and download a diagnostics program, if available. Run it and see if it comes back with any problems.
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Response Number 3
Name: johnoh Date: April 28, 2004 at 16:39:13 Pacific
Reply:
You have a "cold boot" problem. I'd do a search on "cold boot moboxyz" on a forum for your motherboard such as at amdmb.com. It could also be the power supply.
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