[ELBeanzio]

Hey forum....i wondered if anyone has the know how....

I am using Windows XP with SP 2....And, i am having a problem with the initial start up of my computer...When things are running smoothly, (from total shut down to windows ready) the computer usually follows the following on screen sequence:-

Power button pressed-------------------Sound of start up (blank screen) 1-2 seconds
----Intel Splash screen displays 1-2 seconds
----blank screen 2 seconds
----Windows XP boot screen 6-8 seconds
----blank screen 2 seconds
----windows user select screen......etc...

Unfortunately there is a large system hang on the Intel spash screen :-

Power button pressed-------------------Sound of start up (blank screen) 1-2 seconds
----Intel Splash screen displays 130 seconds
----blank screen 2 seconds
----Windows XP boot screen 6-8 seconds
----blank screen 2 seconds
----windows user select screen......etc...

I can only assume that this is something to do with a bios fault, or there is a hardware fault. I have read about trying to find information about this, and came up with nothing. I do believe if i removed the splash screen..i would be able to see the initial "post bios" sucess/errors list.

So the question i am asking is....does anyone have an idea what the [bleep] is going on...? Is it possible to see the post bios reports if i remove the intel splash screen...? And/or is there a piece of software that allows me to see the post bios reports assuming that theres a good chance it cannot function in this stage and wont start logging unitl the initial boot of the windows platform.?

Please help...i havent got much hair left to tear out :-)...

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You need to go into the BIOS and disable the splash screen. What it is called varies from system to system. Do you know what brand mainboard you have?

[GeneralAres]

You need to go into the BIOS and disable the splash screen. What it is called varies from system to system. Do you know what brand mainboard you have?

[ELBeanzio]

These are the results from Everest v2.20.405
Menu.....Motherboard>Motherboard
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Field Value

Motherboard Properties:-

Motherboard ID 04/15/2005-Springdale-G-6A79AM4WC-00
Motherboard Name MSI MS-7048 (Medion OEM)

Front Side Bus Properties

Bus Type Intel NetBurst
Bus Width 64-bit
Real Clock 200 MHz (QDR)
Effective Clock 800 MHz
Bandwidth 6400 MB/s

Memory Bus Properties

Bus Type Dual DDR SDRAM
Bus Width 128-bit
Real Clock 200 MHz (DDR)
Effective Clock 400 MHz
Bandwidth 6400 MB/s

Chipset Bus Properties

Bus Type Intel Hub Interface
Bus Width 8-bit
Real Clock 67 MHz (QDR)
Effective Clock 267 MHz
Bandwidth 267 MB/s

Motherboard Manufacturer

Company Name Micro-Star International


Product Information

http://www.msi.com.t...ro_mbd_list.php


BIOS Download

http://www.msi.com.t...pt_bos_list.php
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I also have the Phenoix Bios 1.0D installed and this does not allow me to remove the intel splash screen....Do you mean the intel chip bios?

p.s. Thanks for the promt reply :-)

Im now gonna try using a POST bios error display card..hopefully this will show up something.... Hope to hear something from u soon .

[ELBeanzio]

I dunno what i done but when i used my BIOS POST card during start up for the first time i was looking at the digits waiting for it to hang on one and before i knew it..it had loaded windows...I tried it again and i found it has stopped hanging on the boot screen....????

I would love to know what the heck happened but its all working fine now....

Thanks to...GeneralAres for giving me a look in...Cheers for the help.:-)

If you found this string and you have the same problem as described....sorry cant help you here...

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