R32 boot screen takes approx 2 minutes to clear

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tkexer · #1 Post by **tkexer** » Tue Oct 26, 2010 9:27 pm

I have an IBM Thinkpad R32 and whenever I turn it on or restart it, the startup screen where it says press F1 to... and press F12 to.... takes approximately 2 minutes to disappear, before loading Windows. I have inserted a brand new CMOS battery, but this still keeps happening. Any idea why?

#2 Post by **Harryc** » Wed Oct 27, 2010 3:23 am

What happens if you put the CDROM drive tops in boot order in BIOS, and boot up with a bootable CD in the ultrabay drive? Does the boot screen still hang?

#3 Post by **richk** » Thu Oct 28, 2010 10:18 am

run diagnostics on the hard drive (in the bios). The disk might be taking too long to respond. Now is the time to make sure you have a good backup of important information.

R32 boot screen takes approx 2 minutes to clear

R32 boot screen takes approx 2 minutes to clear

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