To make a long story short, after repeated, random(?) BSODs (DRIVER_IRQL was the message, or something along those lines) I can't really boot into Windows because of a bad video driver install (I think, because it BSOD'd on me a few times in the middle of the install process).
It has been _very_ sluggish - even at the safe mode selection screen (where you have 30 seconds to make your selection), it takes about 5 minutes to count down 30 seconds. The keyboard is mostly unresponsive - if I pound the 'up' arrow enough times, I'll eventually get lucky and the cursor will move to highlight the previous option.
If I let the countdown run, I see the Windows screen load up, ever so slowly too (I can actually see the XP logo fade in). After that, it's just black - I don't know if the computer is just trying to finish loading Windows, or if it's dead in the water.
I've tried to reinstall/repair too, but I/O also seems very sluggish in the setup interface. I have to pound away to get it to respond to any commands.
Not sure exactly what the issue is here. Any thoughts?
Here are my specs:
AMD64 3000+
MSI Neo K8T FSR
74GB WD Raptor II (SATA)
Geforce 6800 GT
1GB Ram
It has been _very_ sluggish - even at the safe mode selection screen (where you have 30 seconds to make your selection), it takes about 5 minutes to count down 30 seconds. The keyboard is mostly unresponsive - if I pound the 'up' arrow enough times, I'll eventually get lucky and the cursor will move to highlight the previous option.
If I let the countdown run, I see the Windows screen load up, ever so slowly too (I can actually see the XP logo fade in). After that, it's just black - I don't know if the computer is just trying to finish loading Windows, or if it's dead in the water.
I've tried to reinstall/repair too, but I/O also seems very sluggish in the setup interface. I have to pound away to get it to respond to any commands.
Not sure exactly what the issue is here. Any thoughts?
Here are my specs:
AMD64 3000+
MSI Neo K8T FSR
74GB WD Raptor II (SATA)
Geforce 6800 GT
1GB Ram