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by rayh

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I have an old socket7 mb out of an emachine. It is a compaq and when I boot up it has a black screen for awhile then it comes on saying compaq and changes to black and then back to compaq.It does this for awhile and then changes.It comes up compaq and then win98.This goes on for awhile and then it stays win98 and works fine.Would this be caused by a bad bios?

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by borginva

I does depend on how fast, or slow the machine is, memory total, and what the computer is trying to load up.
Search for a program (free) called BOOTVIS. When you use it, it will tell you how long each thing is taking when the computer is starting up. I once used it when my XP system was loading for a long time and I found out a network protocol was taking 61.74 seconds to startup. I then removed that protocol.
You should find it on almost any download site out there.

by alpha-male

This sort of thing is pretty common really...the older Win 9x incarnations did not have the bootup speed enhancements in 2000 and XP. To improve the process, remove any extraneous or unnecessary programs starting at boot up and tune your system. Youmay also want to review your network settings to make sure that they are not causing issues on boot up. If, after this, the system still boots too slowly, you may need to look to a hardware upgrade (processor/mb etc.)

Good luck...hope this helps!

by abelenky

Hit escape at the Compaq screen see if anything is getting detected. Check the video card. If you installed one: get into the bios (F10) and disable onboard video. If not install a spare see if the problem persists. Let me know how it went.

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