Computer takes 10min to get to logon

tdwil · 08-26-2009, 03:47 PM

When I first start my Gateway desktop computer it does the normal hardware cycle and then I can hear the hard drive loading for a while. After a min or so all I get is the monitor led light up and go off. This takes place for about 10 min before I finally get any video. If I shutdown the computer, power and then power it back up it starts up quickly. I only have the long wait if it has been off for a while, not sure how long. I ran Seatools harddrive test on both drives and they were ok. I ran spybot and virus scan and they also were ok. I ran checkdisk and defrag.
What should I do next.

Mikhalkov · 08-27-2009, 07:28 AM

Try testing other cables and another monitor if you have one.

tdwil · 08-29-2009, 07:40 AM

I tried my sons LCD monitor on our computer and it came up right a way.
I guess it is something bad in our LCD monitor. Would you know what part would cause it to take 10min to warm up? I would like to fix it my self. They probably want more to fix it then to buy a new one.

Thanks for your help,
Ted

08-26-2009, 03:47 PM	#1 (permalink)
tdwil Registered User Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 15 OS: xp home	Computer takes 10min to get to logon When I first start my Gateway desktop computer it does the normal hardware cycle and then I can hear the hard drive loading for a while. After a min or so all I get is the monitor led light up and go off. This takes place for about 10 min before I finally get any video. If I shutdown the computer, power and then power it back up it starts up quickly. I only have the long wait if it has been off for a while, not sure how long. I ran Seatools harddrive test on both drives and they were ok. I ran spybot and virus scan and they also were ok. I ran checkdisk and defrag. What should I do next.

08-27-2009, 07:28 AM	#2 (permalink)
Mikhalkov Tech Hardware Team Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 403 OS: Windows XP SP3	Re: Computer takes 10min to get to logon Try testing other cables and another monitor if you have one. __________________ "I have traveled the length and breadth of this country and talked with the best people, and I can assure you that data processing is a fad that won't last out the year." -1957 "Computers in the future may weigh no more than 1.5 tons." -1949

08-29-2009, 07:40 AM	#3 (permalink)
tdwil Registered User Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 15 OS: xp home	Re: Computer takes 10min to get to logon I tried my sons LCD monitor on our computer and it came up right a way. I guess it is something bad in our LCD monitor. Would you know what part would cause it to take 10min to warm up? I would like to fix it my self. They probably want more to fix it then to buy a new one. Thanks for your help, Ted