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acer slow boot

  • 02-09-2012 10:28pm
    #1
    Hijpo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,015 ✭✭✭


    I have an acer laptop running win7. It boots slow and takes an age for progs menu to react to clicks. Its only a year old. Iv checked startup items and dont see an issue, no processes going crazy on reasources. Boots fine into safe mode.

    Randomly locks up without a bsod or any errors. Im thinking it could be a driver problem. Ran chkdsk and found no.problems. Going to run memtest and hdd diagnostic cd in a minute.
    Any other suggestions?


Comments

  • #2
    Alanstrainor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,157 ✭✭✭✭Alanstrainor


    Save your files and reinstall?

    Sometimes it's the easiest way around these kind of issues.


  • #3
    Hijpo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,015 ✭✭✭Hijpo


    Alanstrainor wrote: »
    Save your files and reinstall?

    Sometimes it's the easiest way around these kind of issues.

    True, trying to narrow it down with no indicators does prove time consuming.


  • #4
    Hijpo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,015 ✭✭✭Hijpo


    Just noticed that it acts normal after wifi connection is established, could it be loading wifi card drivers/settings slowig it down?
    Would explain why it boots ok in safe mode to.


  • #5
    bennyc
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,907 ✭✭✭bennyc


    there is prob a recovery partition , google the model and how to access the recovery partition then do a factory reset. Make sure to back up all your stuff first.


  • #6
    Hijpo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,015 ✭✭✭Hijpo


    Found that Nokia OVI Suite was causing the startup issues but couldnt find anything relating to the crashes.
    Decided to back up all there data and do a factory reset from the recovery partition.
    Now it hangs at 49% of the reinstall. Seatools and chkdsk came back ok, memetest came back ok. Could it be cpu movement after the laptop heats up? i can see a crack in the lower left corner of the case that could suggest it being dropped but as usual they are denying all knowledge of any kind of knock or bump.


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