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I would say about 6 months ago I built a completely brand new PC an i7 4790k processor and a SSD. One of my favorite things I was looking forward to is the increased speed of the OS (win 7 in my case) and loading time of games. At first, everything was lightning fast and my computer could reboot so fast it blew my mind. Now, the startup time is painfully slow and I can't for the life of me figure out why. I have a Samsung SSD 256gb 850 Pro and according to samsung magician software, I have everything configured correctly and the drive is in good health. I have windows optimized for a SSD, and the drive has 103GB free of 238GB usable. What is so weird about the boot, at least to me, is the black screen it sits on while the computer apparently does nothing. I am able to open the task manager at that point, and the CPU is at 0% and the memory is sitting around 2GB (~15%) which is normal for my system. I recorded a video of my computer booting below. I have an Asus GTX 960 4gb turbo edition as my graphics card, which is also brand new. Games still run fine, and everything seems to be as "snappy" as it was from day one, once it's booted. Anyone have any tips for me to get the PC back to booting fast?

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Hey there, JBURNS489!

I'd recommend you check your SATA controller & chipset drivers from the motherboard manufacturer's official website. You should be able to see all the available drivers & utilities for your mobo. If you haven't tried this yet, I'd suggest you plug the SSD to a different SATA III port on the mobo and also use a different SATA cable. It's possible that something in the connection is faulty and that's why the boot-up process is so slow.
As for the SSD's brand-specific utility, it looks like everything is normal. However, I'd suggest you use a SSD-specific diagnostic utility to check up on the S.M.A.R.T. status. The one that you have used is designed for mechanical hard drives.

Hope these steps help...
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I have also done a virus scan with malwarebytes and avast, both of which show 0 infections. I have also made sure that only select programs start on bootup. I have also made sure TRIM is enabled, and working properly.
Here is more detailed information about my SSD. If anyone knows anything, some advice would be greatly appreciated!
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Hey there, JBURNS489!

I'd recommend you check your SATA controller & chipset drivers from the motherboard manufacturer's official website. You should be able to see all the available drivers & utilities for your mobo. If you haven't tried this yet, I'd suggest you plug the SSD to a different SATA III port on the mobo and also use a different SATA cable. It's possible that something in the connection is faulty and that's why the boot-up process is so slow.
As for the SSD's brand-specific utility, it looks like everything is normal. However, I'd suggest you use a SSD-specific diagnostic utility to check up on the S.M.A.R.T. status. The one that you have used is designed for mechanical hard drives.

Hope these steps help you. Let me know how it goes.
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Hey SuperSoph! Thank you for your time and tips. There was indeed some updates to my driver for my motherboard (Gigabyte Gaming 7 1150), but unfortunately it doesn't seem to have fixed it. It takes about a minute and a half to boot up, and it used to take like 30 seconds. I am most concerned about the black screen that appears after the Windows welcome screen that stays there for 30+ seconds. If I look at the task manager during that time, it shows the CPU at 0% (not doing anything) and my memory tops out at 15%, which is what I would expect for my system at idle. This may not even be a SSD isue to be honest, but I am not sure what else it COULD be. Also, there is a SMART reading in the samsung magician software, which I will post of a pic of below. The link you gave me lists 2 programs to use, and one of them is CrystalDiskInfo. The screenshot from that program is in my 2nd post already. The second program was SSD Life, but that program costs money. They offer a free trial, but I have already used it up trying to diagnose this lol. Let me know if this SMART reading from the samsung software tells you anything or not.

I'm going to try and replace the wires connecting the SSD to the MOBO and powersupply, and see if that makes a difference. I will update this post as I go :). I have tried to troubleshoot and fix the issue on my own, but have not been able to come to any conclusion, so thank you for your help sir!

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This is screenshot of SSDLife when I try to start it (the other program you recommended in your link)
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**EDIT** I went ahead and made sure my display drivers and windows is fully updated. I have also ran a Windows Memory Test, with 0 errors
 
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I also tried booting up using integrated graphics, just to make sure it isn't a graphics issue. I am pretty busy today so I probably won't get to switching around the wires for the hard drive until tomorrow. I will update this post once I do :). Thank you again
 
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I just found an interesting reading from my motherboard user interface. It shows that a SSD is not detected...I don't know if it ever detected an SSD correctly and I have never had a reason to look there before, but could this be the issue? and if so, how do I fix it? lol

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Hey there again, JBURNS489!

I'm glad you managed to resolve the issue! :D
My final advice would be to always keep a backup of your most precious files stored in different locations (on-site and off-site). Having multiple backups is the best way to prevent any potential data loss.

Best of luck! :)
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