OCz Vertex 3 slow boot (splash screen)

[lakewoodadam]

First of I would like to introduce myself on here as its my first time posting. My name is Adam and I'm from the UK .

I have a OCz Vertex 3 120GB and its super fast but I have one problem with it. . . it hangs for ages on the Windows splash screen once it hits the desktop its perfect I did a random read in AIDA64 and the average read was 362mb/s with a block size of 64kb.

I'm not sure if its stuck on a driver or if there is a setting in the bios to speed it up. Is this common?

 

[shin0bi272]

welcome to the forums

I have a vertex2 and it does the same thing. At first I was concerned but then i looked on youtube and the windows logo splash screen apparently has a timer on it or something. Theres also disabling services that can be found here
http://www.blackviper.com/2010/12/17/black-vipers-windows-7-service-pack-1-service-configurations/

And if you have a desktop that's a solid color then that can cause it to hang too
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/977346

 

[lakewoodadam]

I have had a read of the link you gave me but I can't seem to find the section on the boot delay timing. I timed it starting this morning and its takes 33 seconds from the start of the splash to desktop. I have a Logitech MX revolution mouse and Logitech illuminated keyboard, half way through the splash the back lights on the keyboard will go out for a few seconds I don't know if that has anything to do with it?

 

[groberts101]

If the system is hanging at the splash then there are multiple startups going on along with hardware initializations. Shut down(delay) as many startups and try a regular PS2 keyboard/mouse, and unhook power leads to other hardware to narrow down the causes.

It's usually a cumulative thing with maybe one or two things that cause the most issue. I'd start with the keyboard hardware/drivers.

 

[crazyfoo88]

Also disable the GUI boot, will speed things up.