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Solve : Computer takes forever to turn on (Not the obvious way)? |
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Answer» So, normally when you see this subject you THINK "It's probably a virus" or "Just clean the registry" but it's not that type of problem. It's not that I turn it on and it's just so slow to turn on. It's not that at all. When I turn off my laptop, it seems to turn off just fine, except after windows seems to close. The screen turns off, but the computer stays on. I've waited for nearly an hour for it to turn off and it doesn't. I hit the power button once, and it turns right off without having me to hold down the button like if it froze. Then when I go to turn it on again, nothing happens. I thought it would be because my battery was crap. I couldn't have my computer unplugged for longer then 5 minutes before it shuts down. So, I took out the battery and had it plugged directly into the WALL, then tried to turn it on. I know it should turn on, because I've had to do it before, but it still didn't turn on at all. I have to hit the power button, and then wait over an hour for it to turn on. Then there is another strange occurrence. I am currently dual booting windows XP and windows 7. When I have it on XP, it turns on and off with no problem at all, but I have the problem when I boot it up from 7. That was the main REASON I installed XP, but direct 3D refuses to work so I installed 7 as well so I could play my games. I'm pretty confident it's a hardware issue, but I don't know why it only happens when it boots windows 7. Granted, it is an old laptop, a Dell Studio 1737 thats about 4 or 5 years old I do believe. If there is any information that anyone needs let me know, and I will post it. Any help at all would be very much appreciated. Quote from: strife98 on December 30, 2012, 07:06:04 PM So, normally when you see this subject you think "It's probably a virus" or "Just clean the registry" but it's not that type of problem. Actually, when I see that topic I normally think "Bad hard drive". Quote from: Salmon Trout on December 30, 2012, 11:51:39 PM Actually, when I see that topic I normally think "Bad hard drive".Me too. The XP partition is good, the Windows 7 partition is weak. It's both on the same hard drive though :/. I could be a bad hard drive, once I can I will replace it and get back to you. Quote from: strife98 on January 03, 2013, 05:09:36 PM It's both on the same hard drive though :/. I could be a bad hard drive, once I can I will replace it and get back to you.The drive maybe repairable. The Windows 7 parturition might need to be moved to a clean area. SOMETIMES just moving 100 MB maybe be enough to skip over a defective area. (I used to be a Hard Drive research technician in my years ago.) The best CHOICE is a new drive, but don't toss the old drive. You can donate it to me. If you pay the postage.You want him to donate it to you....AND pay the postage ? ? OK... Quote from: patio on January 04, 2013, 09:22:18 AM You want him to donate it to you....AND pay the postage ? ?I didn't know you wanted it, Patio.I never stated i did... |
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