Laptop boot up problem

Hey guys,
I am using an Acer 5930G laptop. Yesterday, for no reason at all, my laptop would just take forever to boot. I didnt install any new drivers/programs, i didnt configure anything, and it just happened. When booting up, i normally see the hard disk light kept flashing to see that it is being accessed. When booting up, for the first 30 sec, the light flashes (being used) and then suddenly, it just stops. I have to wait about 10 minutes before it starts working again. It doesnt harm my laptop, just that it takes forever to boot up, and it is super annoying. Any idea why?
Answer #1
got a system restore point to go back to ?
Answer #2
Yup, i did that, before those things happened. The same thing happens On my old laptop, it happened twice but after a while, it goes back to normal. It is just annoying for me
Answer #3
try booting from the one that worked last (or simillar ) in the boot options menu (usually F8 whilst booting ) that sometimes sorts things out
Answer #4
Sorry, i dont get that? can u explain to me again? The one that worked last???
Answer #5
Yes, system settings that worked successfully.
Your system will remember them.
Turn your computer on, press F8 repeatably until you hear a beep. Then it will bring a menu up, using your arrow keys, move down to ‘Boot last successful settings’. Then click Enter.
Answer #6
Yes, system settings that worked successfully.
Your system will remember them.
Turn your computer on, press F8 repeatably until you hear a beep. Then it will bring a menu up, using your arrow keys, move down to 'Boot last successful settings'. Then click Enter.
yes thats what it meant
Answer #7
is your BIOS battery dead?, I’ve tried something similar to this, and after I replaced my BIOS battery, then it worked fine.
Answer #8
I am using a laptop, so i have no idea.
THe problem is that my laptop still boots normally, except that after the first minute after i press the power button, the hard disk will stop running, and it will resume after about 10 minutes
Answer #9
You either have a malicious startup program or your HDD is about to go out.Also one of your ram sticks may be going bad.
Answer #10
Hmm, thanks for the suggestions. My previous laptop also get that once in a while but it is still fine now
Answer #11
anyone know why???
Answer #12
try defragment your hdd. also there may be start up items that scramble your boot up process.
Answer #13
ooo Ok, i will try it out, thanks for trying to help