- Oct 3, 2013
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Hey guys, my issue is slow boot times. It takes my PC over a minute to arrive at the Windows login screen from the moment I hit the power button. (timed using the stopwatch on my iphone)
It was much faster before I added a number of large harddrives. Other than the slow boot times, the machine runs perfectly. My PC functions as a gaming machine and an HTPC.
All drivers are updated, Windows is updated, and I scanned for infections using Malwarebytes and MSSE. All came up clean. I've cleared the cache using Ccleaner. The only services running on startup are:
1. MS Security Client
2. Microsoft Widows OS
3. AMD Hydravision Desktop
4. Groove MonitorUtility
5. Catalyst Control Center
System Specs:
Win7 Pro x64
CPU: i5 3570k
Hyper EVO 212 Cooler
Mobo: MSI Z77A-GD65
8GB RAM
Corsair TX750 Watt PSU
Antec 1200 Case
GPU: Gigabyte 7870 Ghz Ed.
500gb boot drive (2/3 full)
500gb game drive (1/3 full)
2tb local backup (slightly more than 1/2 full)
2tb movie drive (completely full)
2tb movie drive (completely full)
I can't afford an SSD, so that is not an option right now.
Will turning off write caching on the storage drives increase boot time?
It was much faster before I added a number of large harddrives. Other than the slow boot times, the machine runs perfectly. My PC functions as a gaming machine and an HTPC.
All drivers are updated, Windows is updated, and I scanned for infections using Malwarebytes and MSSE. All came up clean. I've cleared the cache using Ccleaner. The only services running on startup are:
1. MS Security Client
2. Microsoft Widows OS
3. AMD Hydravision Desktop
4. Groove MonitorUtility
5. Catalyst Control Center
System Specs:
Win7 Pro x64
CPU: i5 3570k
Hyper EVO 212 Cooler
Mobo: MSI Z77A-GD65
8GB RAM
Corsair TX750 Watt PSU
Antec 1200 Case
GPU: Gigabyte 7870 Ghz Ed.
500gb boot drive (2/3 full)
500gb game drive (1/3 full)
2tb local backup (slightly more than 1/2 full)
2tb movie drive (completely full)
2tb movie drive (completely full)
I can't afford an SSD, so that is not an option right now.
Will turning off write caching on the storage drives increase boot time?
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