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    AW 17 R4 - Slow restart / Shutdown times?

    Discussion in '2015+ Alienware 13 / 15 / 17' started by cope123abc, Feb 23, 2017.

  1. cope123abc

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    Hi guys,
    Just wondering if anybody else has slower restart / shutdown /bootup times with the 17 R4 , than say the Alienware 18 ?

    I have the NVME SSD so i would have thought it would be quicker but doesn't appear so. Is there a setting in the bios i should disable etc? the read / write of the SSD is matching what it should be so im a little lost :S
     
    cope123abc, Feb 23, 2017
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    Disable hibernate and check startup programs using task manager. Disable unnecessary startup programs.
     
    Vasudev, Feb 23, 2017
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    Check your BIOS time - it's possible that the BIOS is simply taking longer to load.
     
    don_svetlio, Feb 23, 2017
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    It's bios related i think, takes a while just to initiate the actual alienware logo, were talking seconds but still.. want it super speedy.
     
    cope123abc, Feb 23, 2017
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    I do think if you restart the computer it should take a few seconds to start up so you can enter bios. there is a limit to how fast a human can spam a button to enter bios.

    Shutdown or startup not so much thou.
     
    NA087, Feb 23, 2017
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    i was just comparing it to the Alienware 18 , the load up times etc seem much more speedier on that bios. I bet there is some sort of setting in the bios causing the slower initiation
     
    cope123abc, Feb 23, 2017
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    Task manager can show you how much time the BIOS took to load when doing a cold boot - check that. That's usually the culprit in these cases.
     
    don_svetlio, Feb 23, 2017
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    How?

    Yes, it is the BIOS, very slow to load.


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    improwise, Feb 23, 2017
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    Under start-up in the top-right-hand corner
     
    don_svetlio, Feb 24, 2017
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    mine is reporting 4.5 seconds
     
    cope123abc, Feb 26, 2017
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    Then overall boot time should be around 12-13 seconds from a cold boot.
     
    don_svetlio, Feb 26, 2017
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    Mine reports 6.5 seconds. Yours is faster. Are you using any 3rd party AV?
     
    Vasudev, Feb 26, 2017
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  13. cope123abc

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    to be honest - 4.5 seconds and that's it being speedy which is fine.. it must have been an old bug :S
     
    cope123abc, Feb 26, 2017
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    My BIOS time is currently 13 seconds - you guys have nothing to worry about :D
     
    don_svetlio, Feb 26, 2017
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    mine is 14.8s how to improve bio load time?
     
    InvoluntorySoul, Jun 22, 2017
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    You can't really.
     
    don_svetlio, Jun 22, 2017
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    Mine went back to instant when CPU performance mode was disabled.
     
    MogRules, Jun 23, 2017
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