Is it hardware problem?

[satimis]

Hi folks,

Intel PIII
Ubuntu 7.04 desktop.


I just discovered my PC starts very slow, hanging on memory test, hardware detecting, etc. Finally it boots with Ubuntu running w/o problem.

Would it be a hardware problem? It is time for this old PC to retire?

Please advise how to check the problem and fix it. TIA


B.R.
satimis

[bsm2001]

First I would run memtest then go from there.

[retsaw]

I've had computers hang on the POST with dodgy hard drives and usb devices. I'd check those first.

[saikee]

Post your /etc/fstab here to see if Ubuntu spending all its time to verify other partitions?

[JohnT]

Are you referring to the POST process (bios) or the Linux boot procedure? If the latter at what message(s) does it pause at longer than normal now?