Stuck at BIOS greeting screen!

[Halley]

Please help!
Recently, when I press the power button, the bios greeting screen comes up a few seconds later then gets stuck there for 10 minutes before I can see the windows screen. After that everything seems fine.
Is there any cure for that nail-biting problem?
Thank for any help.

My computer: AMD x2 4800 Toledo 939
(2-year old) MSI nforce 4 Ultra Platinum
2 x 1 GB 3500 LLPro
MSI 7600GT video card
WD SATA 80GB
Corsair 520w PSU
Thermaltake Soprano case
Thermalright XP 90 CPU cooler
Windows XP Pro SP2
Lite-on DVDRW

 

[cutthroat]

You should check in your BIOS that any self checks are disabled, and disable any loading screens so you can see what's going on, maybe you can see why it's hanging up.

 

[skyguy]

Is it looking for IDE devices?

Also, look in BIOS for something like "quick boot" to make it bypass unnecessary stuff. And disable the self-diagnostic junk too. See if those help.

 

[billdcat4]

Is it looking for IDE devices?

Also, look in BIOS for something like "quick boot" to make it bypass unnecessary stuff. And disable the self-diagnostic junk too. See if those help.

All very good suggestions. Also check the jumpers on your optical drives. That can mess up a lot.

If nothing else works, reset the CMOS

 

[skyguy]

LOL I forgot to say those. Good catch Bill!

Yes, the jumpers on the opticals can completely fubar your loadup times if they're wrong. Truly.

And yes, if all else fails, either reset the CMOS, or just remove the battery for 1 minute and then pop it back in.

 

[Halley]

Thanks, guys.
Will try your suggestions one by one then get back to you guys.

 

[bigwater]

Your c-mos battery may be failing

 

[proof]

...BIOS Greeting Screen? That is a new one... :roll:

 

[skyguy]

It's the BIOS logo screen......

 

[proof]

Oh, I am not "hip" to all this new [n00b] lingo... 8)

 

[Halley]

The device that gave me trouble is a cheap USB Lexmark color injet printer (X3470 I think) I installed a few months ago. Replaced it with my old HP color inkjet and everything is fine.

Don't know why it worked then failed!!!