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Okay, I am not the smartest tool in the shed but I feel like my main PC takes too long to boot. I am running Windows 7 Professional X64 on a core i7 960 @4.2Ghz (cooled by a xpsc raystorm copper block), 48Gb DDR3 @ 1866Mhz, 3x 120Gb SSDs in Raid, 3x GTX670's, powered by a Corsair AX1200. This system used to boot windows (not counting POSTs) in under 15 seconds. It now takes over 4 minutes to get to the desktop.

I've run memtest already for 8 hours on each of the 6 sticks. They all return with a pass.

The SSDs have been part of builds in the past and done very well.

I thought perhaps it was a bug or maybe something I messed up in my tweaks of Windows but it still boots slow on a clean install. Got any other ideas what it may be?
 
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Use imaging software (e.g. Acronis True Image, or Ghost) to backup your Raid array onto a non-array HDD (the imaging software will see the Raid as a single disk). Make sure you also create the software's 'Recovery Disk' - critical step!

Check out the iaStor link in my last post. Download and reinstall all relevant software.

And/or:
Assuming the Raid issue is a major factor,

You might need to test or rebuild the Raid array:
- Get hold of the latest versions of all drivers you used to build the Array. Try re-installing them on top of the current Raid. If you can't reinstall them try to rebuild the Raid array (deconstruct then reconstruct). This process is straightforward - but you will need the latest drivers and proper/full...
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"still boots slow on a clean install."

Check out Event Manager to see if it points to your problem/s

Check out Device Manager for issues.

Failing that, try reducing your system to the bare bones and confirm a good boot. Then slowly building back up till you get to the problem device/s
 
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I see 41 critical evens for Kernel-Power (where I forcefully reset the machine at a system hangup). But the one that is really concerning me is the 1 error per second of operation for a device called iaStor which I think? is part of my Sata ports and storage controllers. Is there anyway I can trace what the problem is? The event viewer is rather vague.
 
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Is everything ok in Device Manager? might be a simple device driver issue.
Additionally, some drivers can become corrupt without flagging in Device Manager. You could try downloading the latest versions of some of these drivers, uninstalling the old ones and reinstalling the new ones. A bit trial and error, but it can help.

For iaStor, check out (if applicable): http://communities.intel.com/thread/32780
Further Googling might pinpoint better.

Decoding event viewer is a bit of a black art I'm afraid (I'm far from an expert here). When I've needed to do this I gained most help through some specific Googling on the events. Does the iaStore problem (and any other) crop up in event manager frequently (past days/weeks/months)?
 
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Well the iaStore seems to be the problem. The system is reporting uncorrectable errors once every 1-2 seconds since I turned the machine on less than an hour ago, its got 40,000+ errors with just iaStore. The problem now is I have no idea how to safely fix it since this is part of the drivers that control my raid array and hard disks.
 
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Use imaging software (e.g. Acronis True Image, or Ghost) to backup your Raid array onto a non-array HDD (the imaging software will see the Raid as a single disk). Make sure you also create the software's 'Recovery Disk' - critical step!

Check out the iaStor link in my last post. Download and reinstall all relevant software.

And/or:
Assuming the Raid issue is a major factor,

You might need to test or rebuild the Raid array:
- Get hold of the latest versions of all drivers you used to build the Array. Try re-installing them on top of the current Raid. If you can't reinstall them try to rebuild the Raid array (deconstruct then reconstruct). This process is straightforward - but you will need the latest drivers and proper/full documentation on how to do this for your system (it can vary between systems).
 
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Well as comical as it may be... I failed to notice in "My Computer" or in "Device Manager" that one of my 3Tb hard disks was missing. It was conveniently plugged into the iaStore raid system. I removed the drive from the array and like magic the system returned from the grave. I am now happily back to booting in under 8 seconds :D . Thanks for helping me think through and troubleshoot what should have been a simple fix.
 
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