i just finished building my first pc.
specs:
cpu: athlon 64 x2 3800+ dual core
mobo: asus a8n-sli
psu: antec smartpower 2.0 sp-500w
ram: kingston valueram 2gb (2x1gb)
hdd: seagate 80gb sata 3gb/s
gpu: evga nvidia geforce 7600gt
questions:
after bios setup and winxp sp2 installation (which was pretty quick btw) windows xp takes FOREVER to startup (almost 2-5 minutes avg.). my bios seems to be up to date (ver1014) and ive installed the most recent nvidia chipset drivers and still no luck. my family's pos dell dimension p4 @ 2.8 ghz, 512mb ram (2x256mb) boots up instantly but of course is way slower performance wise. although my pc runs fine after, its just that startup which is really frustrating. how do i make it startup faster like the dell?
also, is there a way to increase the chassis fan speed? right when i power on my computer, it tells me that "cha1 fan failed or speed too low" which is pretty annoying also. i'm pretty sure the connection is right (or maybe not). can i increase fan speed from the bios?
any help on any of those would be greatly appreciated! thanks in advance!
specs:
cpu: athlon 64 x2 3800+ dual core
mobo: asus a8n-sli
psu: antec smartpower 2.0 sp-500w
ram: kingston valueram 2gb (2x1gb)
hdd: seagate 80gb sata 3gb/s
gpu: evga nvidia geforce 7600gt
questions:
after bios setup and winxp sp2 installation (which was pretty quick btw) windows xp takes FOREVER to startup (almost 2-5 minutes avg.). my bios seems to be up to date (ver1014) and ive installed the most recent nvidia chipset drivers and still no luck. my family's pos dell dimension p4 @ 2.8 ghz, 512mb ram (2x256mb) boots up instantly but of course is way slower performance wise. although my pc runs fine after, its just that startup which is really frustrating. how do i make it startup faster like the dell?
also, is there a way to increase the chassis fan speed? right when i power on my computer, it tells me that "cha1 fan failed or speed too low" which is pretty annoying also. i'm pretty sure the connection is right (or maybe not). can i increase fan speed from the bios?
any help on any of those would be greatly appreciated! thanks in advance!