My post screen sits for 3minutes is it possible to fix this?

[smirk24]

I have an older laptop HP Compaq 6910p which i installed windows 7 on to and for some reason the post screen sits for about 3 minutes and the same when i try to enter the bios, is there a solution to this?

[Compton]

reseat the memory and reset bios

[smirk24]

(11-29-2017, 11:26 AM)Compton Wrote:  reseat the memory and reset bios

I understand what you mean by reseat the memory.

But reset the bios:
1. Load defaults
2. Take the bios battery out then hold the power button for 30 seconds (after disconnecting all power)
3. Use a boot disc that has a bios reset option etc

[Compton]

disconnect the hard drive are we speaking of a laptop or desktop ?

[Partha]

Disconnect all the power sources, remove the CMOS battery, unplug all the drives, remove the main memory and then perform the power reset

[Compton]

sorry smirk24 you did say its a laptop sometimes that can happen when doing too many things one time

just to add Partha if the laptop have more then one memory install test one memory at a time

[smirk24]

(11-29-2017, 02:55 PM)Compton Wrote:  sorry smirk24 you did say its a laptop sometimes that can happen when doing too many things one time

just to add Partha if the laptop have more then one memory install test one memory at a time

Laptop

[WinXPto10]

how old is your laptop?

[smirk24]

(11-29-2017, 02:55 PM)Compton Wrote:  sorry smirk24 you did say its a laptop sometimes that can happen when doing too many things one time

just to add Partha if the laptop have more then one memory install test one memory at a time

But it happends when you power on the computer and see the logo with the keys to enter the bios or boot options

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Im not exactly sure how old it is but hp has drivers for windows 2000,xp,vista,7
HP Compaq 6910p is the laptop

[GuiltySpark]

When you enter the BIOS see if you can change boot function to 'Quick Boot'.