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Dis86

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So...

After my thread earlier this week I upgrade from an AMD 1055T to a 4690k with a GA Z97x-SLI motherboard.

Reused my existing PSU, GPU and drives. Fresh Win 7 install to my HDD though.

However massive snag. The system is slow as hell and I can't work out why. Takes about 2 mins for windows to load and then about another 2 mins for it to be usable once i'm logged in. It used to be half this on my old mobo even when my HDD was full of crap.

Once an application is up and running it's nice, fast and smooth like it should be. It's just getting them open in the first place. Everything saved to the SSD is fine which points me towards the HDD. No firmware updates are available for it and I'm sure I have all the chipsets and drivers installed for the mobo.

I've run a HDD diagnostic and it states the drive is fine. Checked power options and it's not set to power down when not in use.

When trying to open something there's about a 10-15 sec delay before the HDD activity light kicks in.

Any help would be...appreciated!
 
A few things to try.

Update the BIOS to the latest.
Make your HDD the first and only device in the boot order, stop it from checking anything else.
All the drivers installed? (chipset, GFX, sound etc).

You say a fresh install on your HDD, but also say you have an SSD? are you using that as the main boot drive?
 
Disconnect all unnecessary drives (so just the one with win7 on) and see how it is then.
 
To clarify, as you arent making it clear - what drive is Windows installed on? The HDD or the SSD?

A HDD is not an SSD.
 
Right, Windows is on the HDD.

I've just disconnected everything Stulid and something very strange happened...

It won't boot with just the HDD in - "reboot and select proper boot device. Or insert boot media in selected boot device and press a key"

It won't boot with just the SSD in - asks me to basically install windows.

It wants both.

I'm utterly stumped.

Note that I repeated this just to be sure I wasn't being special.
 
Can you post a screenshot of CPU-Z.

Also Click on start type run enter msconfig into the run box, go to the boot tab and then advanced options, and how many processors are running?
 
did you install windows with both drives installed,
if so reinstall with just the ssd (thats the one you want for the os and fast boot, power on to desktop 'bout 8 seconds)
 
Sounds like the boot load/manager is on the SSD with the install on the HDD.

Try running a fixboot on the HDD from the CD.

But as mentioned above, if you want speed then install on the SSD.
 
OracIe said:
Sounds like the boot load/manager is on the SSD with the install on the HDD.

Try running a fixboot on the HDD from the CD.

But as mentioned above, if you want speed then install on the SSD.
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My thoughts the same.

That ain't going to help. Remove HDD and reinstall windows on Ssd. Then see how it goes then add in HDD.

You can do it properly with both in of course, but its simpler to diagnose with 1 out of the picture.

You got them plugged in to some stupid arse 3rd party sata chipset? Plug in to the main ones of the board if you have both.
 
Morning gents. Thanks for the suggestions.

Did a clean reinstall to just the hdd this morning without the ssd plugged in. Problem solved. Running perfectly.
Going to retrieve and back up some data I've got on the ssd then I'll do a clean install to that and format the hdd.

Really not sure why it happened in the first instance but...problem solved and know how to stop it happening again. Thanks guys!
 
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