I have Win7 running off an SSD with a 3TB 3.5HD for storage. The SSD is plugged into a 6gb SATA port and the 3.5 of a 3gb Port. I've been running this config for about 12 months without any probs untill i started getting really slow boot times (10 min to login, 10 min to desktop, desktop unusable). After a weekend of updates and frustration I've found the the problem only occurs when the 3.5 is plugged in. Without it the pc boots up and runs in less than 30 secs. How would a dodgy data drive (my 4th/5th in so many years) with only about 500gb of data on it effect the start up times of the SSD?
Bad storage drive effecting boot time
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maxwellmelon
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when windows starts it checks other drives hooked up to the computer. I don't know what it checks but I when I have external hard drives hooked up to usb ports. windows will connect to them about half way though the boot up and it does slow the boot up as they power up and then get read by windows. what windows is doing I don't know for sure.
is your swap file on the regular hard drive when its hooked up. if so that could be causing the instability of windows if there is a problem with he drive
is your swap file on the regular hard drive when its hooked up. if so that could be causing the instability of windows if there is a problem with he drive
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