Posted by VC Tech Support (65.7.49.48) on April 02, 2001 at 19:24:38:
In Reply to: pc will not boot... posted by Roy on March 28, 2001 at 14:30:10:
If it is taking 30 minutes from the time you turn the power on until the time you see the Win98 logo screen, then you have a failing hard drive.
Also, what cables did you replace and what motherboard do you have?
Go to the manufacturer of your hard drives web site and download the free installation/diagnostic utility. To determine who made your hard drive, open your computer case and look at the sticker on the top of the drive. Also, keep in mind that most hard drives have a three year warranty, so if you do determine your drive is bad, you may get a free replacement.
You can also find some of these utilities here:
http://www.dejanet.com/vc/drivers.htm
If you determine the hard drive is okay, then be sure to repost your results.
: Hi,
: I HAVE A AMD W/3D NOW450 96 mb ram [pc100]ONBOARD VIDEO\.
: HERES THE DEAL SOMETIMES IT WILL TAKE 30 MINUTES OF A BLACK SCREE WITH NO DISK ACTIVITY DURING THIS 30 MIN PERIOD. THEN LOADS WIN98 AND WILL SEEM TO WORK FINE. i AM AFRAID TO SHUT IT OFF AS I THINK IT IS ABOUT TO DIE. THIS BEGAN ABOUT A MONTH AGO. iI HAVE CHECKED THE CABLES AND REPALCED THEM JUST TO BE SAFE[W/KNOWN GOOD CABLES]NAY CLUES? OH YEA THE CPU DOES NOT GET EVEN SLIGHTLY WARM WHEN IN THE PAST LIKE MOST CPU'S IT GENERATED HEAT AND NOW NADA.
: THANX FOR ANY HELP OR SUGGESTIONS - ALL ARE WELCOME!