OCZ Agility 3 Windows 7 Startup Slow !! 1 minute !!

Volkan Buyuk · Apr 21, 2013

I have format my pc and installed Windows 8 on my SSD ( ocz agility 3 )
But it still boots slow after the Windows logo it start up fast..
Can somebody help me ?

Info about pc :

https://imageshack.us/scaled/large/43/knipselr.png

PLEASE HELP ME I AM STUCK !

qazzi · Apr 22, 2013

have you installed/upgraded all the drivers..oh and also upgraded the firmware on the SSD?

Volkan Buyuk · Apr 22, 2013

i have updated the firmware of my ssd ..

Now i have to update my BIOS but i cant find the right files

Acer aspire m7200

Bios version : r01-b3
Date: 10/31/2008

WyomingKnott · Apr 22, 2013

Is it possible that the slow part of the startup is in your BIOS? Did you have a slow startup with a different version of Windows with that machine before?

One test is to press the key for a boot menu, usually F8, as the boot process starts. See how much time it takes to get to the boot menu. Then see how much time it takes once you select the SSD as your boot device. That will separate the two times.

Is your motherboard controller set to IDE mode or AHCI mode? IDE mode might slow you down. Also, have you applied all of the online Win8 updates?

And why are you posting in the win7 forum if you are using win8? Is it a typo, or should this move over to the win8 forum?

WyomingKnott · Apr 22, 2013

Note to helpers - also see this thread: http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-1657776/ocz-agility-startup-slow.html

Volkan Buyuk · Apr 22, 2013

I gues there is nothing wrong with the SSD .. but my Windows does start really slow .. after the logo is gone it boots fast ..

WyomingKnott · Apr 22, 2013

We believe you. I'm just trying to find which part of the startup process is slow.

My boot used to take several minutes. Then I removed the SCSI card and set the BIOS to do the "quick memory check."

Volkan Buyuk · Apr 22, 2013

i brought my pc to a specialist .. he tried everything at the end he said its my motherboard that cant accept the speed of SSD .. but i have seen alot video's on youtube like this one : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4cnRlQFf5X8 its a old pc and boots faster than mine pc .. how is that possible .. ?

WyomingKnott · Apr 22, 2013

Slow BIOS - your machine goes through several steps before it reads and executes anything from the SSD. That's one possibility.

Volkan Buyuk · Apr 23, 2013

WyomingKnott :

yup i thinks that it .. how i am possible to show you what steps it goes through before it boots from the ssd ... i have a intern card reader etc .. i have tried to disable the usb legacy so it boots faster but it wont let me go to windows logo...tried to unplug some usb cables ... really dont know what to do spend 110 euro for almost nothing

WyomingKnott · Apr 23, 2013

Not nothing; is the machine more responsive once it has started up?

Aside from the test I suggested earlier with the boot menu, you could go all modern-gadgety and post a screen video on youtube. Uggh.

Volkan Buyuk · Apr 23, 2013

WyomingKnott :

Yes after the welcome screen my pc starts in about 1-2 sec and i can open everyprogram i want without crasing or anything.

I gonna take a film today when i am back from work.
I will film the settings etc in the bios and the boot up time .. i hope someone can get a solution for my slow bootup time with ssd ..Thanks alot for your comments on my post

Volkan Buyuk · Apr 23, 2013

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RpYqxCyvQyY&feature=youtu.be

Made a video of mij PC starting up with bios etc

WyomingKnott · Apr 23, 2013

How slow is slow? I count six seconds from selecting the boot drive to the "starting" graphics, and a total of 29 seconds from selecting the boot drive to having a usable desktop. Faster than my machine here at work.

RetiredChief · Apr 23, 2013

For comparision:
System 1 - i5-2500K with a 256 gig Samsung 830 SATA III SSD on SATA III
System 2 - i5-750 with a GSkill Pheonix Pro SATA II SSD on SATA II
................................................................. 1 .............. 2
Post time .............................................. 28 Sec ....... 20 Sec
From Start Loading OS -> Open IE ........ 28 Sec ....... 15 Sec
Total time from Pressing pwr on ............ 56 Sec ....... 35 Sec

So if SSD is Only taking about 28 Sec from start loading OS to Opening first program, your problem is NOT the SSD. Reason.
The Agility III is basically the same as a SATA II SSD. Putting the Agillity III on a SATA III port does NOT improve performance.
... This was documented in a review of it Plus I had two of them and checked myself.
PS while they are not as good as the better SATA III SSDs they are still much faster than a HDD.
PSS - A lot also depends on the start up programs that are loaded and this can very considerably between users.

BIOS time can be hard to shorten, Basically unless you have a specific hardware that is causing grief during post, you are stuck with it.

Here is a good example of what effect a program can have on Load time.
My i5-2410m Laptop with a 256 gig Samsung Pro - Total time from Press Power on to IE open is approx 10 Sec. with Windows 8.
Installed the latest version of Total Theatre (My Blue-ray playing software). The Total boot time increased big time. Un-installed (reverted back to Cyberlink PowerDVD) and boot time reverted back to about 10 Sec.

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