From: Bill Morrow (penzance_at_icanect.net)
Date: Wed Jun 30 1999 - 21:48:34 EDT
it SOUNDS like a software problem..
maybe HDD is cluttered..?
optomize the HDD..??
Dr. Cornelius Halvey wrote:
> Greetings,
>
> I'm running a duel boot TP 600 (PII/266, 96 mB) which lately has been rather
> quirky. When you turn it on it is taking longer to start the boot process.
> It stays on the ThinkPad splash screen (with the memory count) forever. It
> then goes to a blank screen with the curser in the upper left and after a
> long time starts to really boot and loads System Commander. Once a OS is
> selected, the boot process is normal (either Win98 or WinNT 4). I've tried
> reinitializing the bios, disabling System Commander, removing memory chips,
> fiddling with the IBM utility, removing the utility, etc. It's still
> boots slowly. My bios is the latest and my thinkpad utilities are up to
> date. I ran a full diagnostic in the setup program: all reads "ok."
>
> One other thing: the machine refuses to suspend in Win98. No problem in
> WinNT. Suggestions?
>
> Regards,
>
> Cornelius Halvey, MD
> Sarasota Ophthalmology Associates
> www.srqeye.com
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