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Windows 7: Long splash screen cycle
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09 Dec 2009
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#1 | |
Vista, Windows7, Mint Mate, Zorin, Windows 8 Florida in winter, Black Forest/Germany |
Long splash screen cycle
My splash screen stays up for a long time - longer than booting the system. I have been looking all over the BIOS but did not find any screw to turn. My BIOS is Phoenix Technologies, LTD 5.20 10/03/2007. Does anybody have a hint where to look.
| My System Specs |
| System Manufacturer/Model Number HP, Dell, Gateway, Toshiba - 4 laptops and 2 desktops
OS Vista, Windows7, Mint Mate, Zorin, Windows 8
CPU from 1.6GHz Duo to i7
Monitor(s) Displays 2x HP w2207
Keyboard with trackball - no mices
Mouse Trackball mice
Hard Drives 5x HDD, 7x SSD, 12x Externals
Internet Speed DSL 6000
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09 Dec 2009
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#2 | |
Windows 7 Professional x64 Rednecksville |
What splash screen? The POST? | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Custom
OS Windows 7 Professional x64
CPU Intel i7 2600K OC'd @ 4620 MHz
Motherboard Asus P8Z68-V Pro
Memory 16GB GSkill Sniper 2133 Mhz (4x4GB)
Graphics Card EVGA GeForce GTX 480 SuperClocked+
Sound Card Realtek High Definition Audio
Monitor(s) Displays 2x Acer S273HLbmii 27"
Screen Resolution 2 x 1920x1080
Keyboard Logitech MK320 (wireless)
Mouse Logitech MK320 (wireless)
PSU Corsair HW Series 750w (modular)
Case Cooler Master HAF 932 Advanced Blue Edition
Cooling CM Hyper 212+ CPU cooler, 3x 230mm + 1x 140mm case fans
Hard Drives 64GB Crucial M4 SSD
Storage: Hitachi 1TB 5400RPM, Samsung 1.5TB 5400RPM
Internet Speed 30 Mb/s : 2 Mb/s
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09 Dec 2009
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#3 | |
Vista, Windows7, Mint Mate, Zorin, Windows 8 Florida in winter, Black Forest/Germany |
The splash screen the BIOS posts that comes up when you power-on the system. In my case it says HP...bla, bla, bla and specifies the F-keys to call the Boot menu, the BIOS setup and the Repair. | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number HP, Dell, Gateway, Toshiba - 4 laptops and 2 desktops
OS Vista, Windows7, Mint Mate, Zorin, Windows 8
CPU from 1.6GHz Duo to i7
Monitor(s) Displays 2x HP w2207
Keyboard with trackball - no mices
Mouse Trackball mice
Hard Drives 5x HDD, 7x SSD, 12x Externals
Internet Speed DSL 6000
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09 Dec 2009
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#4 | |
Windows 7 Professional x64 Rednecksville |
Right, the Power On Self Test. That happens to me when I add certain H/W. Try removing all devices from your MB, and plugging them back in 1 at a time, and see what the slow piece of HW is. | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Custom
OS Windows 7 Professional x64
CPU Intel i7 2600K OC'd @ 4620 MHz
Motherboard Asus P8Z68-V Pro
Memory 16GB GSkill Sniper 2133 Mhz (4x4GB)
Graphics Card EVGA GeForce GTX 480 SuperClocked+
Sound Card Realtek High Definition Audio
Monitor(s) Displays 2x Acer S273HLbmii 27"
Screen Resolution 2 x 1920x1080
Keyboard Logitech MK320 (wireless)
Mouse Logitech MK320 (wireless)
PSU Corsair HW Series 750w (modular)
Case Cooler Master HAF 932 Advanced Blue Edition
Cooling CM Hyper 212+ CPU cooler, 3x 230mm + 1x 140mm case fans
Hard Drives 64GB Crucial M4 SSD
Storage: Hitachi 1TB 5400RPM, Samsung 1.5TB 5400RPM
Internet Speed 30 Mb/s : 2 Mb/s
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09 Dec 2009
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#5 | |
Vista, Windows7, Mint Mate, Zorin, Windows 8 Florida in winter, Black Forest/Germany |
Hmm, I never knew it was referred to as POST. Thank you, I will try that. I have a lot of stuff hanging off my USBs - looks like a porcupine. | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number HP, Dell, Gateway, Toshiba - 4 laptops and 2 desktops
OS Vista, Windows7, Mint Mate, Zorin, Windows 8
CPU from 1.6GHz Duo to i7
Monitor(s) Displays 2x HP w2207
Keyboard with trackball - no mices
Mouse Trackball mice
Hard Drives 5x HDD, 7x SSD, 12x Externals
Internet Speed DSL 6000
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09 Dec 2009
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#6 | |
Windows 7 Professional x64 Rednecksville |
Quote: Originally Posted by whs  Hmm, I never knew it was referred to as POST. Thank you, I will try that. I have a lot of stuff hanging off my USBs - looks like a porcupine. I am referring to all hardware. Strip your system. Leave only the CPU untouched. Start by plugging in optical drives, followed by hard drives, next expansion cards, and finally, external devices, like USB. | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Custom
OS Windows 7 Professional x64
CPU Intel i7 2600K OC'd @ 4620 MHz
Motherboard Asus P8Z68-V Pro
Memory 16GB GSkill Sniper 2133 Mhz (4x4GB)
Graphics Card EVGA GeForce GTX 480 SuperClocked+
Sound Card Realtek High Definition Audio
Monitor(s) Displays 2x Acer S273HLbmii 27"
Screen Resolution 2 x 1920x1080
Keyboard Logitech MK320 (wireless)
Mouse Logitech MK320 (wireless)
PSU Corsair HW Series 750w (modular)
Case Cooler Master HAF 932 Advanced Blue Edition
Cooling CM Hyper 212+ CPU cooler, 3x 230mm + 1x 140mm case fans
Hard Drives 64GB Crucial M4 SSD
Storage: Hitachi 1TB 5400RPM, Samsung 1.5TB 5400RPM
Internet Speed 30 Mb/s : 2 Mb/s
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09 Dec 2009
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#7 | |
Vista, Windows7, Mint Mate, Zorin, Windows 8 Florida in winter, Black Forest/Germany |
Hmm, that turns out to be a job - LOL | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number HP, Dell, Gateway, Toshiba - 4 laptops and 2 desktops
OS Vista, Windows7, Mint Mate, Zorin, Windows 8
CPU from 1.6GHz Duo to i7
Monitor(s) Displays 2x HP w2207
Keyboard with trackball - no mices
Mouse Trackball mice
Hard Drives 5x HDD, 7x SSD, 12x Externals
Internet Speed DSL 6000
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09 Dec 2009
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#8 | |
Windows 7 Professional x64 Rednecksville |
Quote: Originally Posted by whs Hmm, that turns out to be a job - LOL Get busy  | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Custom
OS Windows 7 Professional x64
CPU Intel i7 2600K OC'd @ 4620 MHz
Motherboard Asus P8Z68-V Pro
Memory 16GB GSkill Sniper 2133 Mhz (4x4GB)
Graphics Card EVGA GeForce GTX 480 SuperClocked+
Sound Card Realtek High Definition Audio
Monitor(s) Displays 2x Acer S273HLbmii 27"
Screen Resolution 2 x 1920x1080
Keyboard Logitech MK320 (wireless)
Mouse Logitech MK320 (wireless)
PSU Corsair HW Series 750w (modular)
Case Cooler Master HAF 932 Advanced Blue Edition
Cooling CM Hyper 212+ CPU cooler, 3x 230mm + 1x 140mm case fans
Hard Drives 64GB Crucial M4 SSD
Storage: Hitachi 1TB 5400RPM, Samsung 1.5TB 5400RPM
Internet Speed 30 Mb/s : 2 Mb/s
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09 Dec 2009
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#9 | |
Windows 7 SP1, Home Premium, 64-bit |
WHS:
On earlier PCs I owned, there was a BIOS choice to turn that off--it saved a few seconds. I just looked in my current PC and no such control. The only choice I have is to omit the text "press F2 to run setup", but the splash screen itself still displays.
So, you may be out of luck. | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Ignatz Special; 4 speed manual gearbox; factory air conditioning; one of one
OS Windows 7 SP1, Home Premium, 64-bit
CPU Intel Sandy Bridge i5-2500, not overclocked
Motherboard Gigabyte H67A-UD3H-B3, full ATX
Memory 4 GB Crucial DDR3-1333
Graphics Card none; graphics are integrated on CPU
Sound Card onboard: Realtek ALC892; external: USB Behringer UF0-202
Monitor(s) Displays NEC 90GX2-BK 19" LCD
Screen Resolution 800 x 640
Keyboard Leopold Tenkeyless with Cherry Blue switches, USB
Mouse Logitech or Microsoft optical wired; either USB or PS 2
PSU Seasonic SS-560KM, modular
Case Antec Solo II
Cooling CPU: Scythe Big Shuriken; Case: Scythe Slipstream 800 & 500
Hard Drives System: Intel 320 Series SSD, 80 GB;
Data: Samsung Spinpoint 103SJ, 1 TB;
Backup: WD Caviar Green WD15EADS-00P8B0, 1.5TB
Other Info Power consumption of this system, including monitor: 68 watts at idle; 144 watts at full load
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09 Dec 2009
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#10 | |
Vista, Windows7, Mint Mate, Zorin, Windows 8 Florida in winter, Black Forest/Germany |
Quote: Originally Posted by ignatzatsonic WHS:
On earlier PCs I owned, there was a BIOS choice to turn that off--it saved a few seconds. I just looked in my current PC and no such control. The only choice I have is to omit the text "press F2 to run setup", but the splash screen itself still displays.
So, you may be out of luck.
Yeah, I think you are right. And Jonathan wants me to do slave labor. But I think next time I take everything apart, I will try that. I am not sure though what I will do when the result is that a vital component holds it up. | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number HP, Dell, Gateway, Toshiba - 4 laptops and 2 desktops
OS Vista, Windows7, Mint Mate, Zorin, Windows 8
CPU from 1.6GHz Duo to i7
Monitor(s) Displays 2x HP w2207
Keyboard with trackball - no mices
Mouse Trackball mice
Hard Drives 5x HDD, 7x SSD, 12x Externals
Internet Speed DSL 6000
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