Vertex 2E really slow boot times

Mak3R · 12 Sep 2010 at 19:19

Hi guys, as per title. Im using Windows 7 x64. I get to the starting windows icon on boot and it hangs there for a good 30secs at least. My WD drive booted far faster than this

I have it set it AHCI mode before I installed windows so its not that.

Any ideas of things I could try?

R5GTT · 12 Sep 2010 at 20:47

Along with setting it to AHCI have you installed the Intel Rapid Storage driver? as opposed to using the standard MS one.

Mak3R · 12 Sep 2010 at 20:58

Yeah, just tried that after I posted that. Seems to have done the trick

. Boot timer claims my boot is now 12.7 secs. Much more like it

Nate Silvers · 12 Sep 2010 at 23:28

Nice, I wouldn't of thought that would solve it because it loads 'after' the boot.

Mak3R · 13 Sep 2010 at 10:58

No, I didnt expect it to help much either. But the hanging around at the Windows logo is pretty much gone, and that was properly doing my head in as I knew it should'nt be like that.

Only annoying thing left is now that my BIOS is set for AHCI mode, it loads that setting on POST, which takes maybe 10 seconds, which is kinda annoying!

R5GTT · 13 Sep 2010 at 15:14

Really funny that did the trick considering it runs as a service. But still good if it's sorted!

I too hate the 10 second post where it scans the devices

Mak3R · 13 Sep 2010 at 15:27

R5GTT said:
I too hate the 10 second post where it scans the devices

PITA right? I assume it would no longer work if you switched it back to IDE mode?

reygjabla · 13 Sep 2010 at 17:52

R5GTT said:
Really funny that did the trick considering it runs as a service. But still good if it's sorted!

I too hate the 10 second post where it scans the devices

You can disable IDE drive searching in the bios if you don't have any floppy drive or IDE drive connected.. Save you some boot times.