sometimes freezes?

[IKu]

hi, i have windows xp pro installed on my 120gb seagate and sometimes on start up (when it gets to the windows xp logo with the blue moving bar) it freezes up. It does not always happen, but it always at least hangs for a 10-15 seconds like it's gonna freeze. what could cause this?

[bailey]

do you have a nic install in that system
are you on a network

[IKu]

i have a nic, but i use my onboard lan usually. they limit our bandwidth by ip, so i use the nic when i run out on my onboard lan ip. i am on a network.

[doctorgonzo]

If the NIC is not normally connected to anything when you start up, the delay may be caused by the NIC searching for a network and failing.

[IKu]

i took out my nic and used my onboard lan only and this did not solve the problem, in fact, it started freezing more. it took my like 7 tries to get into windows.

[bailey]

when you do get on, you might go to system info and hardware resources to see if there is any irq shareing that might be causeing it

[IKu]

uh.. could you explain this a little? what's irq sharing?

[IKu]

nevermind, i looked it up, but that does not seem to be the problem, my nic's not even in my computer anymore. here's what's in the conflicts/sharing thins:
I/O Port 0x00000000-0x00000CF7 PCI bus
I/O Port 0x00000000-0x00000CF7 Direct memory access controller

I/O Port 0x000003C0-0x000003DF SiS Accelerated Graphics Port
I/O Port 0x000003C0-0x000003DF NVIDIA GeForce2 GTS/GeForce2 Pro

IRQ 20 Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System
IRQ 20 SiS 7001 PCI to USB Open Host Controller

Memory Address 0xE7000000-0xE7FFFFFF SiS Accelerated Graphics Port
Memory Address 0xE7000000-0xE7FFFFFF NVIDIA GeForce2 GTS/GeForce2 Pro

Memory Address 0xA0000-0xBFFFF PCI bus
Memory Address 0xA0000-0xBFFFF SiS Accelerated Graphics Port
Memory Address 0xA0000-0xBFFFF NVIDIA GeForce2 GTS/GeForce2 Pro

I/O Port 0x000003B0-0x000003BB SiS Accelerated Graphics Port
I/O Port 0x000003B0-0x000003BB NVIDIA GeForce2 GTS/GeForce2 Pro

anymore ideas?

[bailey]

every device in the system has a irq to function
there is only 16 of them
go to start
all programs
accessories
system tools
system information
hardware resources
irq's

it will give you a list of all the irq and how they are being used

cut and past the list here and we can tell you if it looks good

[bailey]

that is as you stated the shareing /conflicks list

I wanted to see the irq's list

[IKu]

oh i see, here's the irq list:

IRQ 0 System timer OK
IRQ 1 Standard 101/102-Key or Microsoft Natural PS/2 Keyboard OK
IRQ 4 Communications Port (COM1) OK
IRQ 6 Standard floppy disk controller OK
IRQ 8 System CMOS/real time clock OK
IRQ 13 Numeric data processor OK
IRQ 14 Primary IDE Channel OK
IRQ 15 Secondary IDE Channel OK
IRQ 16 NVIDIA GeForce2 GTS/GeForce2 Pro OK
IRQ 17 Creative SB Live! series OK
IRQ 18 SoundMAX Integrated Digital Audio OK
IRQ 19 SiS 900-Based PCI Fast Ethernet Adapter OK
IRQ 20 Microsoft ACPI-Compliant System OK
IRQ 20 SiS 7001 PCI to USB Open Host Controller OK
IRQ 21 SiS 7001 PCI to USB Open Host Controller OK
IRQ 23 SiS PCI to USB Enhanced Host Controller OK