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Message: <blockquote data-quote="D+1" data-source="post: 1270405" data-attributes="member: 13654">I am probably going to just replace large chunks of my system (I've got an itch for more power anyway) but in the meantime I'm trying to isolate just what the problem is.  I first noticed it when one fine day the boot-up took about 5 minutes.  I get my screen giving me the option to go into bios, etc. but that screen hangs for a minute or two with no sign of change, then suddenly the hard drive will spin up and it will advance to a black screen, which hangs for a minute or so again, and then finally completes booting.  This happens on EVERY bootup.  Simple work-around: don't shut it off, backup files and pray.But now it seems the system is hanging for maybe a minute or less at other times.  I noticed while installing and reinstalling a few programs over the last few days that even some very small programs are pausing for an abnormally long period during installation.  Because that CAN be normal behavior in installs I'm less sure of that being a Sign of the End Times, but with the boot-up thing I'm suspicious.  But I've noticed other times when programs aren't starting up when they should.Example, I was working on a Campaign Cartographer file and making some occasional notes in Word.  I hit a button on my MS wireless keyboard and nothing happens.  I repeat it a few times.  I assume it might be an issue with the keyboard and go select it manually from accessories.  There's a long pause and I get two calculator windows popping up.So whaddaya think?  My deduction so far is the hard drive is failing.  I clean the system quite regularly for virii so that's not it.</blockquote>

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