J JAYDALOSS In Runtime Messages 104 Sep 14, 2005 #1 Whats wrong with a computer if it takes too long to go into dos when you first start it up
B brady S e c u r e d Messages 3,760 Location Somewhere Sunny Sep 14, 2005 #2 You are going to have to be more specific than that.
baronvongogo Fully Optimized Messages 2,756 Location United Kingdom, Warrington Sep 14, 2005 #3 do you mean when your in windows and go into dos? or using an old computer just with dos? or are you booting into dos on startup?
do you mean when your in windows and go into dos? or using an old computer just with dos? or are you booting into dos on startup?
OP OP J JAYDALOSS In Runtime Messages 104 Sep 14, 2005 #4 When the computer first starts up there is the hp logo.Well before the dos screen comes up, you know where it shows your memory and what type of processor you have it takes about i minute or more to go to that screen
When the computer first starts up there is the hp logo.Well before the dos screen comes up, you know where it shows your memory and what type of processor you have it takes about i minute or more to go to that screen
M m3trj Fully Optimized Messages 1,574 Sep 14, 2005 #5 That's the Power On Self Test (POST), not DOS.
baronvongogo Fully Optimized Messages 2,756 Location United Kingdom, Warrington Sep 14, 2005 #6 what are you system specs 1 minute does sound along time just for the screen to run tests.
Jorsoft Fully Optimized Messages 4,581 Location Oakdale, MN Sep 14, 2005 #7 Is it a pretty old HP? Some of those take a while to POST, which might not be an actual problem.
OP OP J JAYDALOSS In Runtime Messages 104 Sep 16, 2005 #8 The computer is 455mhz hp. Its taken too long to post.Could it be a motherboard problem
J joshd Fully Optimized Messages 2,133 Sep 17, 2005 #9 look in the bios for some sort of option like fastboot, or something along those lines.