Solve : System Lags even before Windows starts to boot?

1.	Solve : System Lags even before Windows starts to boot?
Answer» Hello i built my system about a YEAR and a HALF ago and for about 1 year i have been having this issue. Sometimes (not always so it seems) my computer will have SERIOUS during boot (sometimes so bad windows doesn't load after a while) and the lags can be seen while the bios going over the system specs and such. If i do get windows going i will continue to have the lags and these aren't just like a jumpy mouse and slow processing these are complete, short, mini freezes were nothing happens on screen ATALL for a second or 3 then it works smooth for 5seconds to a min then boom nuther lag/mini-freeze I am 99.999999999% sure that this is not related to my install of windows since i know for a fact that i can see the lags before my system loads the Windows Boot-loader. None that i have spoken to have any idea what this could be causing this but we have all suspected that is hardware related. Let me say first that i did NOT install anything that caused this, my system specs have stayed exactly the same since start (other than another hardrive installed about 4 months ago) I don't have spare hardware to test the cause (like a spare stick of ram) i only have my 1 stick of 1 gig CORSAIR value select. I am considering buying another stick (of the exact model) so that i can see is my ram might me slightly bad, and if not heck I'll have 2 gigs duel channel so its a semi-win win idea but i don't want to get off the money if anyone here thinks my issue might lie somewhere else in my system. Thank you for your time, my system specs to follow: AMD 4000+ athlon 64 1 gig corsair ram (1 dimm) Main boot HD is SATA, Seagate Nvidia 7800 GT Gigabyte Mother Board; VIA chip-set Cant think of what else you might want here atm so ill attach my DXdiag report.Diagnose your HDD and RAM.Quote Diagnose your HDD and RAM. Ok thanks, I'm setting to use the seagate tool posted on this forum atmQuote Quote Diagnose your HDD and RAM. Ok thanks, I'm setting to use the seagate tool posted on this forum atm Won't do for the RAM. Use Memtest86 or Microsoft Memory DiagnosticsQuote Quote Quote Diagnose your HDD and RAM. Ok thanks, I'm setting to use the seagate tool posted on this forum atm Won't do for the RAM. Use Memtest86 or Microsoft Memory Diagnostics Thanks but i already KNEW that the seagate tool wouldn't test my ram (but i understand many of the visitors you get here might not know that) I did not run a full diagnostic just the quick and some other tests Truthfully i have run all sorts of test before and never had them say anything was wrong and once again the same I tested all my drives and controllers with the tool from seagate and they all showed as 100% good (although the tool did freeze [potentially forever, not just a few secs] the first time i tested my IDE controllers (not sata) but i restarted and the tool ran 100% on EVERYTHING, the freeze was after the tool had run a few other test so it may have been overwhelmed) I tested my ram with the M$ tool 2 times and each time my ram passed 100% I also tested it in memtest86 and it passed my ram as good. Now i don't think my system was experiencing the issues at the times of the tests (since my lagz are on sporadic boots) so i don't know if that's why it didn't pick something up or if its just that my HDD's and RAM are fine. At one time i thought my issue may have been related to my powersupply. When i have the Lags simply rebooting my system normally does Not fix the issue, but i have found that unplugging power cables and plugging them back in can NORMALY cause the 'lags' to go away for allitle while (1-3..-10... boots) I am using a [Ultra / X-Connect / 500-Watt / ATX / Dual 80mm Fan / Titanium-Color / Modular Power Supply (from Tiger-direct)] The cables do not plug in as firm as normal cables but they don't come unpluggedQuote Thanks but i already knew that the seagate tool wouldn't test my ram Wink (but i understand many of the visitors you get here might not know that) I did not run a full diagnostic just the quick and some other tests Actually, it does. But not thoroughly. You can also test the IDE controller with their software. Quote I tested all my drives and controllers with the tool from seagate and they all showed as 100% good (although the tool did freeze [potentially forever, not just a few secs] the first time i tested my IDE controllers (not sata) but i restarted and the tool ran 100% on everything, the freeze was after the tool had run a few other test so it may have been overwhelmed) The tool shouldn't freeze at all, this does indicate something is wrong. Does the PC also 'lag' when you boot with minimal hardware attached? Try entering bios and see if it lags in there?first try checking your msconfig to see what is booting when you start up..2nd jack up your memory (ram chips) 3rd make sure yer hd isnt partioned into 2 parts..as for your config.. set the config too boot up only what you want to start on boot up.Quote first try checking your msconfig to see what is booting when you start up..2nd jack up your memory (ram chips) 3rd make sure yer hd isnt partioned into 2 parts..as for your config.. set the config too boot up only what you want to start on boot up. What does having 2 partitions have to do with his dilemna ? ? ?That's just only one bad portion of the "advice" given.

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Hello i built my system about a YEAR and a HALF ago and for about 1 year i have been having this issue.

Sometimes (not always so it seems) my computer will have SERIOUS during boot (sometimes so bad windows doesn't load after a while) and the lags can be seen while the bios going over the system specs and such. If i do get windows going i will continue to have the lags and these aren't just like a jumpy mouse and slow processing these are complete, short, mini freezes were nothing happens on screen ATALL for a second or 3 then it works smooth for 5seconds to a min then boom nuther lag/mini-freeze

I am 99.999999999% sure that this is not related to my install of windows since i know for a fact that i can see the lags before my system loads the Windows Boot-loader.

None that i have spoken to have any idea what this could be causing this but we have all suspected that is hardware related. Let me say first that i did NOT install anything that caused this, my system specs have stayed exactly the same since start (other than another hardrive installed about 4 months ago)

I don't have spare hardware to test the cause (like a spare stick of ram) i only have my 1 stick of 1 gig CORSAIR value select. I am considering buying another stick (of the exact model) so that i can see is my ram might me slightly bad, and if not heck I'll have 2 gigs duel channel so its a semi-win win idea but i don't want to get off the money if anyone here thinks my issue might lie somewhere else in my system.

Thank you for your time, my system specs to follow:

AMD 4000+ athlon 64
1 gig corsair ram (1 dimm)
Main boot HD is SATA, Seagate
Nvidia 7800 GT
Gigabyte Mother Board; VIA chip-set

Cant think of what else you might want here atm so ill attach my DXdiag report.Diagnose your HDD and RAM.Quote

Diagnose your HDD and RAM.

Ok thanks, I'm setting to use the seagate tool posted on this forum atmQuote

Quote
Diagnose your HDD and RAM.
Ok thanks, I'm setting to use the seagate tool posted on this forum atm

Won't do for the RAM. Use Memtest86 or Microsoft Memory DiagnosticsQuote

Quote
Quote
Diagnose your HDD and RAM.
Ok thanks, I'm setting to use the seagate tool posted on this forum atm

Won't do for the RAM. Use Memtest86 or Microsoft Memory Diagnostics

Thanks but i already KNEW that the seagate tool wouldn't test my ram (but i understand many of the visitors you get here might not know that) I did not run a full diagnostic just the quick and some other tests

Truthfully i have run all sorts of test before and never had them say anything was wrong and once again the same

I tested all my drives and controllers with the tool from seagate and they all showed as 100% good (although the tool did freeze [potentially forever, not just a few secs] the first time i tested my IDE controllers (not sata) but i restarted and the tool ran 100% on EVERYTHING, the freeze was after the tool had run a few other test so it may have been overwhelmed)

I tested my ram with the M$ tool 2 times and each time my ram passed 100%
I also tested it in memtest86 and it passed my ram as good.

Now i don't think my system was experiencing the issues at the times of the tests (since my lagz are on sporadic boots) so i don't know if that's why it didn't pick something up or if its just that my HDD's and RAM are fine.

At one time i thought my issue may have been related to my powersupply.
When i have the Lags simply rebooting my system normally does Not fix the issue, but i have found that unplugging power cables and plugging them back in can NORMALY cause the 'lags' to go away for allitle while (1-3..-10... boots)

I am using a [Ultra / X-Connect / 500-Watt / ATX / Dual 80mm Fan / Titanium-Color / Modular Power Supply (from Tiger-direct)]
The cables do not plug in as firm as normal cables but they don't come unpluggedQuote

Thanks but i already knew that the seagate tool wouldn't test my ram Wink (but i understand many of the visitors you get here might not know that) I did not run a full diagnostic just the quick and some other tests

Actually, it does. But not thoroughly. You can also test the IDE controller with their software.

Quote

I tested all my drives and controllers with the tool from seagate and they all showed as 100% good (although the tool did freeze [potentially forever, not just a few secs] the first time i tested my IDE controllers (not sata) but i restarted and the tool ran 100% on everything, the freeze was after the tool had run a few other test so it may have been overwhelmed)

The tool shouldn't freeze at all, this does indicate something is wrong.

Does the PC also 'lag' when you boot with minimal hardware attached?

Try entering bios and see if it lags in there?first try checking your msconfig to see what is booting when you start up..2nd jack up your memory (ram chips) 3rd make sure yer hd isnt partioned into 2 parts..as for your config.. set the config too boot up only what you want to start on boot up.Quote

first try checking your msconfig to see what is booting when you start up..2nd jack up your memory (ram chips) 3rd make sure yer hd isnt partioned into 2 parts..as for your config.. set the config too boot up only what you want to start on boot up.

What does having 2 partitions have to do with his dilemna ? ? ?That's just only one bad portion of the "advice" given.

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