Albert wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> Sometimes when I turn my P5Q PRO TURBO on or reboot it will hang up in
> the first window and the only way I can get it to continue booting up
> is to press the reset button. That particular window comes up twice
> in the rebooting sequence under a normal boot or reboot. Is there a
> remedy. Description of system below.
>
>
> XP Home Edition Service Pack 3 (build 2600)
> Install Language: English (United States)
> System Locale: English (United States) No details available
> Processor a Main Circuit Board b
> 3.33 gigahertz Intel Core2 Duo
> 64 kilobyte primary memory cache
> 6144 kilobyte secondary memory cache
> 64-bit ready
> Multi-core (2 total)
> Not hyper-threaded Board: ASUSTeK Computer INC. P5Q PRO TURBO Rev
> 1.xx
> Serial Number: MS1C93B02C01128
> Bus Clock: 333 megahertz
> BIOS: American Megatrends Inc. 0210 02/20/2009
> 500.10 Gigabytes Usable Hard Drive Capacity
> 455.31 Gigabytes Hard Drive Free Space
> 3328 Megabytes Usable Installed Memory
> ATI Radeon HD 4800 Series [Display adapter]
> ViewSonic VA1930wm-3 [Monitor] (19.1"vis, s/n QN9072771813, July 2007)
> ATI Function Driver for High Definition Audio - ATI AA01
> Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Audio
>
> Albert
The only times I have had a similar problem was with a marginal power
supply, sometimes taking up to a half hour to boot, and with an external
USB hard drive. The first problem was fixed with a better power supply
and the second by disconnecting the drive before booting.
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