XT2 XFR - Slow to boot, flashing cursor - all since windows update

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I have a strange problem which has stated since last patch update from Microsoft (not drawing any conclusions) The PC is fairly new (less than a couple of weeks) and since the patch Tuesday (weds in the UK) it displays the following characteristics BOOT SEQUENCE – Now before entering Windows GUI mode (ie W7 splashscreen) the screen is bland with a cursor line flashing in top left for 30 seconds. LID CLOSE – Seems not to recover from a lid close, have to take the battery out / remove power. I also noticed that in the BIOS it was set to IRRD, but now is on ATA… IRRD crashes windows. Im going to run the BIOS tests now and see what happens... OS Name             Microsoft Windows 7 UltimateVersion                6.1.7600 Build 7600System Manufacturer    Dell Inc.System Model   Latitude XT2System Type      x64-based PCProcessor            Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU     U9600  @ 1.60GHz, 1601 Mhz, 2 Core(s), 2 Logical Processor(s)BIOS Version/Date          Dell Inc. A09, 05/05/2010SMBIOS Version               2.4Windows Directory         C:\WindowsSystem Directory             C:\Windows\system32Boot Device        \Device\HarddiskVolume1Locale   United KingdomHardware Abstraction Layer        Version = '6.1.7600.16385'Installed Physical Memory (RAM)             5.00 GBTotal Physical Memory  4.89 GBAvailable Physical Memory          3.32 GBTotal Virtual Memory     9.78 GBAvailable Virtual Memory             8.04 GBPage File Space 4.89 GBPage File              C:\pagefile.sys

nicwood · Answer

Ran all BIOS tests (took a couple of hours). Nothing to report and no errors/ Does anyone know what the solid state HDDs shoudl be set in the BIOS ?

KiziK · Answer

Should be set to ATA ... sorry this response is so late. Good Luck

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