I was called over by my neighbor to help them fix their computer since they don't know much about them but I was stumped..

When I got over there and turned it on I received a blue screen upon boot saying it could not find something, even when I was booting in safe mode with or without networking.

Unfortunatly I dont recall what the error said.

However, I reformatted the system and it took about 8 hours to install windows. I have no clue whats wrong it is still extremely slow upon boot and while opening processes... Takes about 10-15 minutes to boot alone.

I thought the HD may be going bad so I brought it over and put it in my computer and it starts and runs great. I tested the IDE cable and it works fine aswell...

I dont really know how I can eliminate out what else it could/could not be.

I am not sure if it is hardware or software, I was thinking it could be the IDE connector on the motherboard.

 

Any help is greatly appriciated.

Thanks,

--Devon