Slow Start Up Help

[mikeyc]

Went to bed after using the pc all day ,shutdown properly and when i woke the next day and tried to turn the pc on it got passed bios to the black Windows Xp screen then stopped.So on a friends advice i re-installed windows and let windows completely reformat the hard drive for a fresh install.Now everytime on start up it gets passed bios to the black windows xp loading screen then takes a good 10 mins before loading to the welcome screen and then to my windows as it should be.Can anyone tell me what this could be.Ive reinstalled all motherboard drivers and all so am at a loss to the problems answer

[Cricket]

What kind of computer is this? Home built or name brand?

What are the complete system specs for this computer? List all parts by brand and model including the power supply.

Since the problem is still there after a format and re-install of Windows it looks like it's hardware based. Test the hard drive with the manufacturer's diagnostic utility.

Might want to change the data cable to the hard drive too.

And check that the power cable to the hard drive is inserted fully and securely.

Cricket

[mikeyc]

WinPower 650 watt PSU,Asus A8N SLI-SE Motherboard,AMD 64X2 4200 skt 939 Processor,inno3D GeForce6600LE 256 mb Graphics Card PCI-Express.Sony DVD Multi-Writer 18X.Not sure what Brand the Hard drive is as i took it out of my old pc its 80gig IDE.Floppy Drive is new OEM.Plus 4 80mm led fans 2 intake from the front 1 intake from side window panel and 1 out take from rear.Running XP Home SP2