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rock-reed · 11-05-2006, 10:13 PM

When I unplug my external hard drives and take my laptop somewhere....

When I bootup windows.... I login and it goes real real real slow bringing up windows.

If I shut it down then... and reboot it...it will reboot fine...over and over

Until I plug the externals back in....

And then its all extremely slow again.

Anyone have a clue?

chupachups · 11-05-2006, 10:15 PM

hmm not sure, but you could check your IDE/SATA units (control panel > system > devices), and check that your drive isnt running in "PIO" or "DMA" mode. If its in PIO the whole system will be painfully slow, and moving 5megs would take 3 minutes..

marketsmart · 11-05-2006, 10:22 PM

sounds like a really weird problem

notabook · 11-05-2006, 10:28 PM

I have a weird problem, not really like yours, but dealing with external hd's. If I leave an external hd hooked up to my computer (usb 2.0) and restart, it'll give me an error everytime, even if the external HD is blank. I have to unplug it for windows to start, then plug it back in after windows has booted up. The only 'slow-down' experiences like that I have gotten is what chupachups suggested but that was eons ago with a old 6 gig 5400 rpm drive.

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rock-reed · 11-06-2006, 01:04 AM

windows bootup and external drives + devices _ QUESTION!
When I unplug my external hard drives and take my laptop somewhere....

When I bootup windows.... I login and it goes real real real slow bringing up windows.

If I shut it down then... and reboot it...it will reboot fine...over and over

Until I plug the externals back in....

And then its all extremely slow again.

Anyone have a clue?

rock-reed · 11-06-2006, 01:54 PM

All that fantastic techie people and no one has a real clue.

Interesting.

Ponderous.

KRosh · 11-06-2006, 01:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rock-reed

windows bootup and external drives + devices _ QUESTION!
When I unplug my external hard drives and take my laptop somewhere....

When I bootup windows.... I login and it goes real real real slow bringing up windows.

If I shut it down then... and reboot it...it will reboot fine...over and over

Until I plug the externals back in....

And then its all extremely slow again.

Anyone have a clue?

Before disconnecting your drive from USB make sure to use "safely remove hardware" feature

KRosh · 11-06-2006, 02:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by notabook

I have a weird problem, not really like yours, but dealing with external hd's. If I leave an external hd hooked up to my computer (usb 2.0) and restart, it'll give me an error everytime, even if the external HD is blank. I have to unplug it for windows to start, then plug it back in after windows has booted up. The only 'slow-down' experiences like that I have gotten is what chupachups suggested but that was eons ago with a old 6 gig 5400 rpm drive.

I suggest checking the boot set up.

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chupachups Confirmed User Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Sweden/Spain you sum bitch! Posts: 6,576	hmm not sure, but you could check your IDE/SATA units (control panel > system > devices), and check that your drive isnt running in "PIO" or "DMA" mode. If its in PIO the whole system will be painfully slow, and moving 5megs would take 3 minutes.. __________________

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notabook Confirmed User Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Not a Library! Posts: 9,748	I have a weird problem, not really like yours, but dealing with external hd's. If I leave an external hd hooked up to my computer (usb 2.0) and restart, it'll give me an error everytime, even if the external HD is blank. I have to unplug it for windows to start, then plug it back in after windows has booted up. The only 'slow-down' experiences like that I have gotten is what chupachups suggested but that was eons ago with a old 6 gig 5400 rpm drive. __________________

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rock-reed Confirmed User Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 1,892	windows bootup and external drives + devices _ QUESTION! When I unplug my external hard drives and take my laptop somewhere.... When I bootup windows.... I login and it goes real real real slow bringing up windows. If I shut it down then... and reboot it...it will reboot fine...over and over Until I plug the externals back in.... And then its all extremely slow again. Anyone have a clue? __________________ --- Ethnic niche? Black-Asian-Latina ? Contact me and lets talk traffic. rockreed@ that thing they call the google mail When you E-mail Me, PLZZZZ make the Subject Title: >>>>>> GFY! So I do not lose you in Spam.

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11-06-2006, 01:54 PM	#7
rock-reed Confirmed User Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 1,892	All that fantastic techie people and no one has a real clue. Interesting. Ponderous. __________________ --- Ethnic niche? Black-Asian-Latina ? Contact me and lets talk traffic. rockreed@ that thing they call the google mail When you E-mail Me, PLZZZZ make the Subject Title: >>>>>> GFY! So I do not lose you in Spam.