Hi,
I'm new to the forums and looking for some assistance.
My computer started acting up early this week when I was trying to burn some movies to a DVD. I had to manually turn off my machine and reboot. It took about 35 minutes for my computer to reboot. It normally takes 30 seconds. My first thought was that the harddrive was failing. I picked up a new harddrive and reinstall windows. After the reinstall, my computer boots up faster but it still take 5-10 minutes to fully boot. This is clearly still a big problem. At this point I'm guessing it is something to do with my processor, ram, or motherboard. How can I determine the true cause of the problem without randomly buying new components? Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Chubain
My computer specs:
Case: Lian Li PC-65 PC Case w/ 480W or higher name brand PSU
Power Supply 480W or higher name brand PSU
Processor: Pentium 4-3.4 GHz (800 MHz) -
Cooling: Retail Heatsink/Fan -
Motherboard: ASUS P4C800 Deluxe -
Memory: 4 X 512-MB Corsair TwinX XMS DDR400/PC3200LL -
Hard Drive: Western Digital 250 GB 7200RPM SATA -
Video Card: ATI Radeon 9800XT 256MB -
Sound Card: SoundBlaster Audigy 2 ZS Platinum Retail -
DVD/CD ROM: Pioneer 16X DVD-120S/2 -
CD-RW: Lite-On 52x32x52 CD-RW LTR-52327S -
Communications: None or (optional Intel Pro/1000 T or USR External v.92) -
Mouse: Logitech MX700 Cordless Mouse -
Keyboard: Microsoft Natural Multimedia Keyboard -
Operating System: Windows XP Pro -
Floppy: Generic -
I'm new to the forums and looking for some assistance.
My computer started acting up early this week when I was trying to burn some movies to a DVD. I had to manually turn off my machine and reboot. It took about 35 minutes for my computer to reboot. It normally takes 30 seconds. My first thought was that the harddrive was failing. I picked up a new harddrive and reinstall windows. After the reinstall, my computer boots up faster but it still take 5-10 minutes to fully boot. This is clearly still a big problem. At this point I'm guessing it is something to do with my processor, ram, or motherboard. How can I determine the true cause of the problem without randomly buying new components? Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Chubain
My computer specs:
Case: Lian Li PC-65 PC Case w/ 480W or higher name brand PSU
Power Supply 480W or higher name brand PSU
Processor: Pentium 4-3.4 GHz (800 MHz) -
Cooling: Retail Heatsink/Fan -
Motherboard: ASUS P4C800 Deluxe -
Memory: 4 X 512-MB Corsair TwinX XMS DDR400/PC3200LL -
Hard Drive: Western Digital 250 GB 7200RPM SATA -
Video Card: ATI Radeon 9800XT 256MB -
Sound Card: SoundBlaster Audigy 2 ZS Platinum Retail -
DVD/CD ROM: Pioneer 16X DVD-120S/2 -
CD-RW: Lite-On 52x32x52 CD-RW LTR-52327S -
Communications: None or (optional Intel Pro/1000 T or USR External v.92) -
Mouse: Logitech MX700 Cordless Mouse -
Keyboard: Microsoft Natural Multimedia Keyboard -
Operating System: Windows XP Pro -
Floppy: Generic -