No post until windows loads

[m3jsh]

Sometimes, when i boot up my system, it will post and show bios and everything, but most of the time it does not post until windows loads. Very weird, any ideas guys?

 

[WannaFly]

methinks you dont know what post is - that is well, impossible - perhaps it is rebooting in the middle of loading windows?

eep - how'd i get in technical support?, i thought i was in software and programming...lol

 

[johnjkr1]

If you are using an analog cable, try a DVI cable...that is, if you are using an LCD.

 

[L1FE]

Ummm, I think you may be confused. Bios is like a menu where you can initially setup/modify your hardware settings. It doesn't just magically appear in the middle of windows starting up. What exactly are you talking about?

 

[PingSpike]

POST is power on self test. Windows cannot load until this has been done successfully, therefore it is in fact posting.

From what you have said, I think a faulty video card or monitor, perhaps a bad connection somewhere is causing the problem. Thats what I would check for first anyway.

Ok, I have to ask this: Are you sure its not just taking a long time for the monitor to warm up, like how a TV doesn't display immediately after turned on, but takes a little while?