BIOS Booting problem

[MTB1074]

Hi,

I'd really appreciate some help - If you've read my other thread, then you'll understand my issue - otherwise not, so here goes...

I've got a ASUS M4A77TD Motherboard, which, for about 3 weeks now, is taking around 3/4 minutes to boot up. As well, whenever I log off, or put my PC to 'sleep' then it cannot log back in, oddly resulting in me having to restart my PC, which causes further problems.


And for your interest, I have:-

Replaced the Motherboard battery
Unplugged the SATA 1TB HDD which has my OS - [/b]Windows 7 Professional 64 bit[/b]
Performed a clean install of Windows 7.
Attempted to update BIOS
Used Windows 7 "Startup repair"...

So, if you can help me...I'd really appreciate it - thank you.

Cheers.

 

[fjaesbog]

Hey..
I don't know if i understand this, but are you saying that it's taking you 3-4 minutes to boot into Windows, or BIOS?
Because motherboard isn't the issue here if it's booting into Windows, that's your HDD.

 

[MTB1074]

Hey..
I don't know if i understand this, but are you saying that it's taking you 3-4 minutes to boot into Windows, or BIOS?
Because motherboard isn't the issue here if it's booting into Windows, that's your HDD.

Both I suppose! When I switch my PC on, it takes ages to boot through the bios screens and once into windows is is fine, and stable, apart from when I put my PC to Sleep and it cannot log on.
Really appreciate the help....Any help is appreicated!

 

[fjaesbog]

It's your HDD. The HDD is THE Windows on your PC. When you boot it has to load everything, and that obviously takes you some time. So i'd try another HDD or an SSD to test if it really is the HDD that's the problem.. With a SSD, it will definitely boot your system up on about 20 secs or less.

 

[MTB1074]

Actually, I tell a lie! I'm almost certain it isn't the HDD, as it's only a few month's old, and is a Western Digital one...! I suppose prior to Windows, it's slow i.e. BIOS, and once into windows it's fine....apart from the sleep issue....