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Doomhammer
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Sun May 01, 2005 1:46 pm Post subject: Strange boot "problems"... Maxtor 80GB drive... |
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So this has been happening since I got this hard drive, but I didn't think much of it... And now I'm going to post it.
So I've got three hard drives:
80GB Maxtor Windows Drive
80GB Maxtor Storage Drive
80GB Seagate Linux Drive
I only boot off the Linux and Windows drives... The Linux one boots great. The Windows one, however, has some sort of wierd problem... I turn the box on, it POSTs, and the screen goes blank as if it's about to show th e Windows Boot Screen, but it just hangs there for a minute or two... The it boots as per normal, with no other problems. Linux, on the other hard drive, boots fine, with no problems at all.
I have tried reseating the cables, using a different boot logo (I'm not running the stock one, tried that too...), and I'm out of idea. Anyone know what might be happening? |
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see, the typical responses I see from Doomy follow a vein of: "wtf d00d, why are you doing it like that? do it like ME, because I'm ultimate roxxor LOLBBQ"
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spelltrap
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Sun May 01, 2005 3:56 pm Post subject: |
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Defragging and running BootVis would be a good place to start. |
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ThunderDawg
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Sun May 01, 2005 3:59 pm Post subject: |
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It doesn't sound like there are any hardware problems, maybe it's one of those PEBKACs 
But you might wanna check these: bootvis and User Profile Hive Cleanup Service
[Edit]Oops, it took too long to search for bootvis. |
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BamZipPow
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Sun May 01, 2005 4:06 pm Post subject: |
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Have you tried using any of Maxtor's tools to make sure yer drive is still operating okay?  |
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Doomhammer
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Sun May 01, 2005 4:13 pm Post subject: |
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I'll try defragging and using BootVis here in a little while...
And no, I haven't done any diagnostics yet. Like I said, it works just great once it's booted up. |
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"The depth of your jealousy concerning my leetness astounds even me." - Ethan - CTRL+ALT+DEL
"Spare monies for a noob? Heal plz? How I mine for fish?" - Leo - VGCats # 160
"I hurt in my everywhere." - VGCats
Q: If a tree falls when nobody can hear it, does it make a sound?
A: Chuck Norris can hear it.
Lycander wrote:
see, the typical responses I see from Doomy follow a vein of: "wtf d00d, why are you doing it like that? do it like ME, because I'm ultimate roxxor LOLBBQ"
'Tis true LOL !
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tecgod13
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Sun May 01, 2005 4:24 pm Post subject: |
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Maybe its not the drive at all but the OS. You say Linux boots up fine, Windows takes forever. Unless it was faster at one point and has slowed down, you're liable to be stuck with this problem |
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Doomhammer
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Sun May 01, 2005 7:13 pm Post subject: |
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tecgod13 wrote:Maybe its not the drive at all but the OS. You say Linux boots up fine, Windows takes forever. Unless it was faster at one point and has slowed down, you're liable to be stuck with this problem
Unless I can get the place I bought the drive (and the rest of the components) from to replace it under warranty... It's a longshot, but maybe they'll do it...  |
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"The depth of your jealousy concerning my leetness astounds even me." - Ethan - CTRL+ALT+DEL
"Spare monies for a noob? Heal plz? How I mine for fish?" - Leo - VGCats # 160
"I hurt in my everywhere." - VGCats
Q: If a tree falls when nobody can hear it, does it make a sound?
A: Chuck Norris can hear it.
Lycander wrote:
see, the typical responses I see from Doomy follow a vein of: "wtf d00d, why are you doing it like that? do it like ME, because I'm ultimate roxxor LOLBBQ"
'Tis true LOL !
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Doomhammer
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Sun May 01, 2005 7:27 pm Post subject: |
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Apparently M$ is no longer offering bootvis...
I only had ~2.5GB free space on this drive, so I copied a crapload of my MP3s and stuff over to my other 80GB Maxtor, the storage drive, so I would have enough free space to defrag... I also downloaded the User Profile Hive Cleaner Thingy, and I'm going to run that when this file copy gets done...
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Defragging now... 
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"The depth of your jealousy concerning my leetness astounds even me." - Ethan - CTRL+ALT+DEL
"Spare monies for a noob? Heal plz? How I mine for fish?" - Leo - VGCats # 160
"I hurt in my everywhere." - VGCats
Q: If a tree falls when nobody can hear it, does it make a sound?
A: Chuck Norris can hear it.
Lycander wrote:
see, the typical responses I see from Doomy follow a vein of: "wtf d00d, why are you doing it like that? do it like ME, because I'm ultimate roxxor LOLBBQ"
'Tis true LOL !
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BamZipPow
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Sun May 01, 2005 7:53 pm Post subject: |
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Doomhammer wrote:Apparently M$ is no longer offering bootvis...
That's true but did you click on this link?  |
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ThunderDawg
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Sun May 01, 2005 7:55 pm Post subject: |
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Doomhammer wrote:80GB Maxtor Windows Drive
Doomhammer wrote:I only had ~2.5GB free space on this drive...
THERE's your problem! DUH! 
You need to keep at least 20% of a WinBlows drive free.
I try to never have less than 75% free on my WinHDD.
If you have a dedicated Windows drive, take Everything else off! |
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Doomhammer
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Sun May 01, 2005 7:57 pm Post subject: |
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BamZipPow wrote:Doomhammer wrote:Apparently M$ is no longer offering bootvis...
That's true but did you click on this link?
D'oh! 
I clicked on TOMax's link.
TOMaxwell wrote:Doomhammer wrote:80GB Maxtor Windows Drive
Doomhammer wrote:I only had ~2.5GB free space on this drive...
THERE's your problem! DUH!
You need to keep at least 20% of a WinBlows drive free.
I try to never have less than 75% free on my WinHDD
Are you serious? That's the problem? If it is... Damn winblows!   |
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"The depth of your jealousy concerning my leetness astounds even me." - Ethan - CTRL+ALT+DEL
"Spare monies for a noob? Heal plz? How I mine for fish?" - Leo - VGCats # 160
"I hurt in my everywhere." - VGCats
Q: If a tree falls when nobody can hear it, does it make a sound?
A: Chuck Norris can hear it.
Lycander wrote:
see, the typical responses I see from Doomy follow a vein of: "wtf d00d, why are you doing it like that? do it like ME, because I'm ultimate roxxor LOLBBQ"
'Tis true LOL !
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spelltrap
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Sun May 01, 2005 8:44 pm Post subject: |
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Doomhammer wrote:BamZipPow wrote:Doomhammer wrote:Apparently M$ is no longer offering bootvis...
That's true but did you click on this link?
D'oh!
I clicked on TOMax's link.
For the record, my link worked, too. |
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BamZipPow
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Sun May 01, 2005 8:50 pm Post subject: |
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spelltrap wrote:Doomhammer wrote:BamZipPow wrote:Doomhammer wrote:Apparently M$ is no longer offering bootvis...
That's true but did you click on this link?
D'oh!
I clicked on TOMax's link.
For the record, my link worked, too.
Er...it was yer post I linked to... 
...click it and see... |
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ThunderDawg
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Sun May 01, 2005 9:16 pm Post subject: |
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I am gonna hafta upate that stoopid bootvis link.
I think I knew M$ no longer distributes it.  |
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spelltrap
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Mon May 02, 2005 8:52 am Post subject: |
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BamZipPow wrote:spelltrap wrote:Doomhammer wrote:BamZipPow wrote:Doomhammer wrote:Apparently M$ is no longer offering bootvis...
That's true but did you click on this link?
D'oh!
I clicked on TOMax's link.
For the record, my link worked, too.
Er...it was yer post I linked to...
...click it and see...
Whoops! 
You're a crafty one. |
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