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Old 04-28-2006, 05:50 PM   #1
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new build running really slow

I just finished building my new computer and everything goes really slow, including the bios. it takes like 30 seconds to move up and down in the menu. I tried installing windows xp thinking it was just the bios, but it still happened.
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AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+ Manchester 2000MHz HT Socket 939 Dual Core Processor Model ADA3800BVBOX - Retail

EPoX EP-9NPA+Ultra Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 Ultra ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail

G.SKILL Extreme Series 2GB (2 x 1GB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 500 (PC 4000) Unbuffered Dual Channel Kit System Memory Model F1-4000USU2-2GBHZ - Retail

Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD2500KS 250GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM

Antec TruePower 2.0 TP2-550 EPS12V ATX12V 550W Power Supply - Retail

eVGA 256-P2-N563-AX Geforce 7900GT 256MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 Video Card - Retail
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Double post. If you have solutions, please post in this thread:

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