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    Make Windows boot faster.

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by OCNbluedevil, Oct 23, 2012.

  1. OCNbluedevil

    OCNbluedevil Notebook Consultant

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    Currently getting about a 57 second reboot. Any way to speed things up?

    Its on a Sager NP9130 with a Samsung 830 128gb SSD. I have RST installed, latest chip set drivers, as well as the boot/services tweaks.

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    OCNbluedevil, Oct 23, 2012
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    tijo Sacred Blame

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    How long does it take to boot past POST. Anything before and during POST is something you can't really do anything about.
     
    tijo, Oct 23, 2012
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    OCNbluedevil Notebook Consultant

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    Just restarted, 40 sec boot.
     
    OCNbluedevil, Oct 23, 2012
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    tijo Sacred Blame

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    Seems slow to me for SATA III, but then again if you got extra drivers and you have to enter a password, it could be entirely normal.
     
    tijo, Oct 23, 2012
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  5. Atom Ant

    Atom Ant Hello, here I go again

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    Install Windows 8 ;). With Samsung 830 SSD + AMD Quad Core laptop I can boot into windows within 2 seconds, just like this guy here.
     
    Atom Ant, Oct 23, 2012
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    Kourbou Notebook Enthusiast

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    Kourbou, Oct 23, 2012
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    kojack Notebook Prophet

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    seems slow for a newer machine. My Acer 7720 boots in 30-35 sec from power button, including entering my password. I'm using an ocz agility.

    Sent from my ARCHOS 80G9 using Tapatalk 2
     
    kojack, Oct 25, 2012
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  8. mattcheau

    mattcheau Notebook Deity

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    who installed windows? sager or you, OP? and how much is stored on the drive?

    Sent from my PI39100 using Board Express
     
    mattcheau, Oct 25, 2012
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    tilleroftheearth Wisdom listens quietly...

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    (Bold above mine).


    Re-Install without doing ANY 'tweaks' to Win7 SP1 - doesn't need it - and, as you can see 'tweaks' are actually destructive and not helpful with today's modern O/S's.

    I also agree with installing (clean install) Win8x64 PRO - huge difference in performance and MS approved tweaks for just a little bit of learning curve to get the new O/S configured for you.
     
    tilleroftheearth, Oct 25, 2012
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