X200s - Extremely Slow BIOS Start
Posted: Fri Nov 13, 2009 10:25 am
Hi everyone,
I've had an X200s for some time, and I have been very impressed.
Recently I upgraded the BIOS to v.3.10 and now experience extremely slow reboots. This does not seem to be a Windows problem --- from power-off the machine takes about 10-15 MINUTES to reach the BIOS screen (where you can press the ThinkVantage key to enter the BIOS). After that, it boots windows normally (i.e. in about 30 seconds).
A few days before I installed the BIOS upgrades, I dropped the X200s very hard while it was running. I didn't see any physical damage, and I use an SSD so I didn't worry about HDD damage. I didn't restart the machine until a few days later when it automatically restarted after installing the BIOS upgrade.
So I don't know whether this new behavior is due to the hard knock, or the BIOS upgrade.
I have done a few things:
1) I downgraded the BIOS to version 3.08 and then version 3.07. There has been no change in the boot time. I am not sure what version I was running before the upgrade.
2) I re-seated the SSD and I reseated both RAM chips. I thought that perhaps the boot time was due to a memory integrity check on an imporperly seated chip. There has been no change in the boot time.
I can continue to downgrade the BIOS to even earlier versions and see if it makes a difference, and I can open up the entire case to look for any unseated chips.
But has anyone experienced this problem?
Many thanks,
I've had an X200s for some time, and I have been very impressed.
Recently I upgraded the BIOS to v.3.10 and now experience extremely slow reboots. This does not seem to be a Windows problem --- from power-off the machine takes about 10-15 MINUTES to reach the BIOS screen (where you can press the ThinkVantage key to enter the BIOS). After that, it boots windows normally (i.e. in about 30 seconds).
A few days before I installed the BIOS upgrades, I dropped the X200s very hard while it was running. I didn't see any physical damage, and I use an SSD so I didn't worry about HDD damage. I didn't restart the machine until a few days later when it automatically restarted after installing the BIOS upgrade.
So I don't know whether this new behavior is due to the hard knock, or the BIOS upgrade.
I have done a few things:
1) I downgraded the BIOS to version 3.08 and then version 3.07. There has been no change in the boot time. I am not sure what version I was running before the upgrade.
2) I re-seated the SSD and I reseated both RAM chips. I thought that perhaps the boot time was due to a memory integrity check on an imporperly seated chip. There has been no change in the boot time.
I can continue to downgrade the BIOS to even earlier versions and see if it makes a difference, and I can open up the entire case to look for any unseated chips.
But has anyone experienced this problem?
Many thanks,