Laptop Needs Very Long to Get Boot Up Stage!!!

DNAHCRAMA · 11-02-2009, 02:15 PM

Hi All,

My laptop has a strange problem. When I turn on the power button, screen remains blank for quite long (appx. 30 min), then computer boots up and starts normally. After this, everything is quite normal. The boot up process itself is not longer but the problem is that, laptop needs long time to get boot up stage and until then screen is completely blank as if computer has not been switched on. I am not sure if its hardware problem or software. Does anyone has experience in removing such problem. I would really appreciate any suggestions. Following are the main configuration of my laptop-

TOSHIBA Satellite A80-117 model
Intel® Centrino 1.6 GHz Processor
1 GB DDR RAM
120 GB Samsung Harddisk (replaced)
NVIDIA GeForce Go 6200 Graphic card

**The_Other_One** · 11-02-2009, 03:28 PM

When does this problem start? Is it before or after the POST screen (screen that shows Toshiba)

DNAHCRAMA · 11-02-2009, 05:41 PM

The problem is before the POST screen. When I switch on the laptop, nothing happens on the screen for quite long time and after this long time TOSHIBA screen appears first and computer boots up quite normally afterwords.

**The_Other_One** · 11-02-2009, 05:52 PM

Very strange... Well if it's before the Toshiba screen, it's almost certainly hardware related. Have you performed any upgrades to the computer? I guess by the specs you've replaced the hard drive, but is that all? Have you tried removing it and seeing if it still has the lag?

DNAHCRAMA · 11-02-2009, 06:36 PM

I also think its hardware related. I have not done any upgrades except replacement of hard disk before six months. The original built up hard disk crashed and I changed with new one. Laptop was working quite normal even after changing the hard disk. This strange problem appeared since last two weeks only. I have not tried yet removing the hard disk. I think I better try this way.

**johnb35** · 11-02-2009, 10:22 PM

I would try upgrading the bios in this case if removing the hard drive doesn't bring back the speed of it posting.

**The_Other_One** · 11-03-2009, 04:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by johnb35

I would try upgrading the bios in this case if removing the hard drive doesn't bring back the speed of it posting.

While I agree to try and upgrade the bios, I'd try some more simple things first, like RAM swaping and all. Seeing as updating the bios is rather destructive and essentially ruined one of my Acer netbooks

DNAHCRAMA · 11-03-2009, 04:40 PM

As a first try, I updated the BIOS from Toshiba web site but did not work out. The problem remains still same. I also checked hard disk with TOSHIBA's hardware diagnostic tool but it shows hard disk is all right. I have not gone yet through "swapping RAM". I want to check my RAM first by windows memory diagnostic tool.

voyagerfan99 · 11-03-2009, 05:34 PM

Maybe quick boot is disabled and it's testing all the RAM?

DNAHCRAMA · 11-03-2009, 06:25 PM

May be? but how to enable quick boot?? could you please tell me? But as I wrote booting itself is not problem. The problem is that computer needs long time to reach boot up stage/screen. When it reaches the booting stage, boot up goes normally.

11-02-2009, 02:15 PM	#1 (permalink)
DNAHCRAMA New Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 6	Laptop Needs Very Long to Get Boot Up Stage!!! Hi All, My laptop has a strange problem. When I turn on the power button, screen remains blank for quite long (appx. 30 min), then computer boots up and starts normally. After this, everything is quite normal. The boot up process itself is not longer but the problem is that, laptop needs long time to get boot up stage and until then screen is completely blank as if computer has not been switched on. I am not sure if its hardware problem or software. Does anyone has experience in removing such problem. I would really appreciate any suggestions. Following are the main configuration of my laptop- TOSHIBA Satellite A80-117 model Intel® Centrino 1.6 GHz Processor 1 GB DDR RAM 120 GB Samsung Harddisk (replaced) NVIDIA GeForce Go 6200 Graphic card

11-02-2009, 03:28 PM	#2 (permalink)
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11-02-2009, 05:52 PM	#4 (permalink)
The_Other_One Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Lexington, NC Age: 25 Posts: 13,430	Very strange... Well if it's before the Toshiba screen, it's almost certainly hardware related. Have you performed any upgrades to the computer? I guess by the specs you've replaced the hard drive, but is that all? Have you tried removing it and seeing if it still has the lag? __________________ Primary- i7 920 \| 6GB RAM \| 9800GT \| 160+160+500GB Secondary- Athlon X2 4200 \| 2GB RAM \| 7600GT \| 80+250GB Netbook - Atom N280 \| 2GB RAM \| GMA945\| 160GB

11-02-2009, 10:22 PM	#6 (permalink)
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11-02-2009, 05:41 PM	#3 (permalink)
DNAHCRAMA New Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 6	The problem is before the POST screen. When I switch on the laptop, nothing happens on the screen for quite long time and after this long time TOSHIBA screen appears first and computer boots up quite normally afterwords.

11-02-2009, 06:36 PM	#5 (permalink)
DNAHCRAMA New Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 6	I also think its hardware related. I have not done any upgrades except replacement of hard disk before six months. The original built up hard disk crashed and I changed with new one. Laptop was working quite normal even after changing the hard disk. This strange problem appeared since last two weeks only. I have not tried yet removing the hard disk. I think I better try this way.

11-03-2009, 04:40 PM	#8 (permalink)
DNAHCRAMA New Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 6	As a first try, I updated the BIOS from Toshiba web site but did not work out. The problem remains still same. I also checked hard disk with TOSHIBA's hardware diagnostic tool but it shows hard disk is all right. I have not gone yet through "swapping RAM". I want to check my RAM first by windows memory diagnostic tool.

11-03-2009, 06:25 PM	#10 (permalink)
DNAHCRAMA New Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 6	May be? but how to enable quick boot?? could you please tell me? But as I wrote booting itself is not problem. The problem is that computer needs long time to reach boot up stage/screen. When it reaches the booting stage, boot up goes normally. Last edited by DNAHCRAMA; 11-03-2009 at 06:28 PM.

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