T43 hangs a bit on the splash screen

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#1 Post by **dorronto** » Sun Jun 06, 2010 6:40 am

I just picked up a late model Intel graphics T43 in very good condition.

It has a 40GB Fujitsu hard drive that prompts the 2010 "message". No problem.

When I first turn on the laptop, I always hibernate it, the IBM splash screen stays on for maybe 45 sec. or so. Can I change this?? There is no hard drive activity that I can see. Usually on other laptops this is just a quick flash screen and goes to the password prompt........

The T43 is fast with everything else.

What can I do about this if anything..Am I forgetting something??

Thanks,
Ron

uberT · #2 Post by **uberT** » Sun Jun 06, 2010 6:49 am

We had a similar issue with our T43. Is the machine attempting to connect to a wireless network?

#3 Post by **dorronto** » Sun Jun 06, 2010 6:59 am

Eventually it will try to connect to my router but I've just turned it on......No os is loaded yet..

Ron

#4 Post by **RealBlackStuff** » Sun Jun 06, 2010 8:24 am

Temporarily remove the password(s) and change the boot sequence in the BIOS to 1) HD, 2) CD etc.
If it now works properly, put them back one at a time.

#5 Post by **dorronto** » Sun Jun 06, 2010 4:11 pm

RealBlackStuff wrote:Temporarily remove the password(s) and change the boot sequence in the BIOS to 1) HD, 2) CD etc.
If it now works properly, put them back one at a time.

NG..tried it...same splash screen stall..

Thanks,
Ron

#6 Post by **RealBlackStuff** » Mon Jun 07, 2010 6:33 am

Make sure you have the latest BIOS installed. Go into BIOS, then press F9 for default values, and press F10 to save that.
Does it work better now?

#7 Post by **dorronto** » Mon Jun 07, 2010 8:07 am

RealBlackStuff wrote:Make sure you have the latest BIOS installed. Go into BIOS, then press F9 for default values, and press F10 to save that.
Does it work better now?

I'll try it tonite ...............

Ron

#8 Post by **dorronto** » Mon Jun 07, 2010 2:55 pm

same results............IBM logo splash screen hangs on for about 30 seconds...

Ron

ajkula66 · #9 Post by **ajkula66** » Mon Jun 07, 2010 5:21 pm

Remove the wireless card.

Remove the hard drive.

Test the machine with a known good stick of RAM alternating between the slots.

If none of that works, the Southbridge chip is likely on its way out.

Good luck.

#10 Post by **dorronto** » Mon Jun 07, 2010 5:30 pm

Why is that George?

Ron

ajkula66 · #11 Post by **ajkula66** » Mon Jun 07, 2010 5:36 pm

I'm not sure I have a proper answer - Nick (poshgeordie) could most likely help you with the "why" bit...

I have seen several machines of this generation that suffered ocassional hanging on BIOS screen which became permanent after a while. Most of them would continue to boot when pressure was applied on the Southbridge chip...

#12 Post by **dorronto** » Mon Jun 07, 2010 8:11 pm

ok, thanks George..I'll check it out.........

EDIT: actual hang time at boot is really only 15-20sec, not 30-45sec. It seems like 5 minutes when you want to quickly check something though......

Ron

Troels · #13 Post by **Troels** » Tue Jun 08, 2010 1:16 pm

Does the T43 support booting from USB harddrives? If something is connected to one of the USB ports it might hang there, waiting for response. At least this was my experience with a T60p in a dock, where the external harddrive was connected, but turned off.

#14 Post by **dorronto** » Sun Jun 13, 2010 1:37 pm

Troels wrote:Does the T43 support booting from USB harddrives? If something is connected to one of the USB ports it might hang there, waiting for response. At least this was my experience with a T60p in a dock, where the external harddrive was connected, but turned off.

USB ports are empty.

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