doc2345 Posted December 3, 2005 Posted December 3, 2005 Does anyone have an issue with a delayed Windows XP shutdown and the Expert? I did a clean XP install to single Raptor and immediately had a 45 – 60 sec delay when restarting or shutting down XP…. When you click shutdown, you hear/see the drive activity and see the desktop go away to the banner screen stating “Windows is shutting down”. After a few moments drive activity stops and you’re expecting for the restart/shutdown to continue and it just hangs there. Here’s what I’ve tried thus far: Another clean install of XP (No OC – optimized defaults) – No Change Flashed shipping bios to 11/11 – No Change Flashed bios to 11/25 – No Change Switch PS (Fortron 500) to OCZ 520-SLI – No Change Switched the Patriot Ram 4800 to Corsair XMS 3200 – No Change Switched the Opty 170 to another 170 – No Change Switched to a 4800+ - No Change Switch ATI X1800XL to X850XT – No Change I’m kinda running out of things to test. Any suggestions appreciated! Thanx- :confused: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hmf Posted December 3, 2005 Posted December 3, 2005 Do a google on speeding up Xp shutdown. There are a few registry entries that may help. Also, look for and install uhpclean..this may help also. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
typer77 Posted December 3, 2005 Posted December 3, 2005 My problem is even stranger. If I do any sort of dual stress testing, then windows shutdown screen will not disappear. On a normal operation cycle (w/out dual stressing), the system shuts down fine. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
doc2345 Posted December 3, 2005 Posted December 3, 2005 Probelm fixed - Had nothing to do with DFI.... Found in msconfig two items checked that had no description or path....... They're gone and so is the problem. Thanx Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spazilton Posted June 15, 2006 Posted June 15, 2006 Hate to bring up an old thread. However I am having this same problem also and have isolated it as a hardware problem with the motherboard, not windows. I've lived with this problem for almost 7 months that I have owned my expert. I just got my new Expert in today and set it up for my wifes system. Lo and behold the shutdown problem is gone. I believe the one I got in today was a A2 revision and the one I have in my system is an A1. I swapped her motherboard into my system changing nothing, same windows install, same exact settings, same exact hardware except the motherboard And windows shuts down normally instead of an almost 2 minute hang. I'm wondering what on the hardware level could be hanging up the shutdown process. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
red930 Posted June 15, 2006 Posted June 15, 2006 Spazilton: have you examined event viewer? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spazilton Posted June 15, 2006 Posted June 15, 2006 Yes I have, I do not have the 2 unnamed startup items on either setup. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
yfital Posted June 15, 2006 Posted June 15, 2006 are you with the nv sw ide drivers? they cause some ppl some problems... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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