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Hello,
Problem I have with my pc is :-
start windows normally appears on boot up?
It counts down then attempts to boot up windows but the same screen appears 2 to 3 times before boot up windows is successfull. After that I don't have a problem booting up windows, untill I leave my pc switched off for several hours, then the whole cylce I mentioned above happens again?
Any suggestions what the problem is?

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Problem described by (and later echoed by and ): the "Start Windows Normally" prompt appears and cycles several times on cold boot, then boots normally afterward. pointed at BIOS-related causes; that is one valid angle. Below are complementary, practical checks and an ordered troubleshooting path that were not covered earlier.

Start with the cheapest, non-invasive checks: confirm the BIOS/system clock after a long power-off (a rapidly drifting clock usually means a weak CMOS battery — CR2032). Remove all removable media and USB devices (flash drives, card readers, external HDDs) so the motherboard cannot be confused about boot order. Run a full disk health check and surface scan; from an elevated prompt:

chkdsk C: /f /r

Also run the drive maker's SMART/diagnostic tool to look for early failures.

If those are clean, move to hardware-startup causes: failing PSU rails or dying capacitors often cause cold-start instability that clears once components warm up. Do a visual check for bulging/leaking caps on the PSU and motherboard. Try swapping in a known-good PSU if available. Reseat RAM and run Memtest86 for several passes to rule out intermittent memory faults.

On the software/log side, enable boot logging (Advanced Boot Options / boot logging) and inspect the created ntbtlog.txt plus the System log in Event Viewer for disk/driver errors that line up with the boot attempts. Recommended order: replace CMOS battery first (cheap), verify/backup disk health next, then test PSU/motherboard and RAM. Always back up important data before swapping parts or attempting repairs. If the behavior continues, capture exact BIOS date/time on cold start, any SMART error codes, and the boot log entries for targeted diagnosis.

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Member Avatar for blackjack68

Might be worth taking a note of your current bios settings then resetting your bios to their optimal defaults via the 'save' menu.

See if your PC boots correctly. If so, your bios settings were wrong.

Try then changing back each BIOS setting to the settings you noted, one by one and you should find which setting is causing the problem.

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I have problem with my computer, when I restart windows start normally. please help me!!!!!!!!!! Okey

Member Avatar for Bob_180_Bob

Hi gusmaof and welcome to Daniweb,
You have hijacked a thread from Sep 7th, 2006.
Please start your own thread and supply a lot more information on you machine, OS and the problem. The more details you give us the better your chance of getting someone here to be able to assist you..

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Hello....

I have encountered problem which is same with ant34 can anyone give ways to solve this kind of problem?? I'll wait....hope someone give....so that the problem of my computer will be solved...

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