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Trying to increase boot speed

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April 8, 2014 10:38:00 AM

Hi guys,

I'm trying to increase my boot speed Currently it's at around 25-30 seconds but I believe it should be faster (maybe I'm mistaken).

Current specs:

Windows 7 pro 64 bit
G.SKILL Sniper 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333
120 GB Samsung 840 Evo SSD
500GB WD 3gb/s HDD
ASUS M4A87TD EVO AM3 AMD 870 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Mobo
AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition Deneb 3.4GHz Socket AM3 125W Quad-Core

I've looked at MSCONFIG and I've got chrome (which keeps adding itself back!), dropbox, razer synapse, kaspersky, Turbo evo (OC program came with mobo), EPU (power saving program, also came with mobo), and some audio and video drivers in startup.

Tried soluto, only made boot time longer (strangely enough).

Sata is set to AHCI and I've run the optimization programs that came with the SSD.

Any and all help is appreciated.



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April 8, 2014 10:43:45 AM

Change your motherboard :p  that motherboard odesnt have the greatest rep for fast boots (cpu and motherboard arent the greatest for supremely fast boot times) sadly this is kinda where intel shines,

aside from ugpgrading parts, I'd start fresh and only have your basic system functions be loaded in the boot rather than any programs (razer synaps can staay, but the rest should go (audio and video can stay too
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April 8, 2014 10:49:09 AM

he has an ssd, and a good one at that...
April 8, 2014 10:57:11 AM

considering your boot time however, it seems like you don't even have your OS on your ssd, as it should be well under 20 seconds with that ssd (i have an intel platform, ssd, and actually have a much longer list of boot items, but my boot time is 14 seconds from pressing the power button to no more items loading on the desktop)
April 8, 2014 11:02:38 AM

his motherboard also appears to only have sata 3, 6gb/s ports, and does not even have sata 2. Please read his post before you give advice that does not apply to him
April 8, 2014 11:07:13 AM

I said "If it has one". :) 
April 8, 2014 11:09:47 AM

Make sure the SSD is set to ACHI. It may have changed in the BIOS somehow.

April 8, 2014 11:11:46 AM

25 seconds on that chipset is actually not that bad, especially if he is loading more than just essential functions of the OS.

removing kapersky would shave off 2-4 seconds roughly
removing drop-box might give you another second off
Taking off EPU would take another second off roughly
additional programs add time. Power saving on a desktop is not something you want if you are trying to get performance. and the overclocking software is something you should uninstall completely as you should only be overclocking via the bios (will also reduce boot time)
April 8, 2014 11:13:03 AM

Nathan, for the love of this being a help site. read his post...
April 8, 2014 11:14:02 AM

Brantyn Gerik said:
considering your boot time however, it seems like you don't even have your OS on your ssd, as it should be well under 20 seconds with that ssd (i have an intel platform, ssd, and actually have a much longer list of boot items, but my boot time is 14 seconds from pressing the power button to no more items loading on the desktop)


14sec. seems high.. My Crucial M500 in my ThinkPad is booting in 5sec.
My desktop takes around 10-15sec with a Samsung EVO 840 Pro.
I thought that was long, but I guess not.
April 8, 2014 11:17:25 AM

Brantyn Gerik said:
Nathan, for the love of this being a help site. read his post...


I have read the post. I just messed up my image. I had a lot copied to my clipboard.
Some MOBs will default to IDE. It's rare, but it does happen.
A lot of MOB's do not even support IDE anymore though.
April 8, 2014 11:20:45 AM

if your boot time is under 8 seconds it means your system is not fully shutting down each time, thus allowing it to just jump into windows, rather than acutally re-booting the system. aside from that, laptops (gonna guess windows 8) boot faster than desktops. My msi ge 60 on windows 8 boots in under 20 seconds with the stock hd compared to my desktop with a crucial ssd

http://www.overclock.net/content/type/61/id/1071509/

April 8, 2014 11:24:43 AM

Yes, Windows 8 does boot much faster.
April 8, 2014 11:25:11 AM

See if you have Quick/Fast boot enabled in BIOS.
April 8, 2014 11:32:56 AM

Thanks for the posts guys.

AHCI is activated. Fast boot is on. OS is installed on SSD. Did a clean install on it too (I cloned it the first time but it was set on IDE T_T).

I'll try turning off turbo evo and EPU. (I already ran it anyway. I think it saved an OC profile in the bios)

Seems like it is a hardware issue. This was my first PC so I went with AMD instead of Intel (regretting that now). Do you think it would be worth it to upgrade to 1600 or 2000 Ram?

And maybe I should just never turn off my comp and just put it to sleep haha.
April 8, 2014 11:36:34 AM

Brantyn Gerik said:
if your boot time is under 8 seconds it means your system is not fully shutting down each time, thus allowing it to just jump into windows, rather than acutally re-booting the system. aside from that, laptops (gonna guess windows 8) boot faster than desktops. My msi ge 60 on windows 8 boots in under 20 seconds with the stock hd compared to my desktop with a crucial ssd

http://www.overclock.net/content/type/61/id/1071509/



Just because a computer boots up fast does not mean it is not shutting down.
Windows 8 has a hybrid boot, but Windows 7 does not.
If your hardware is configured right and you do not have any bottlenecks your system will start fast.
Also, having less data on the SSD can improve performance a bit.
Could I get a link or something for that info? Also, The Crucial M500 is not listed on the graph.
April 8, 2014 11:46:27 AM

"Microsoft has achieved this thanks to a hybrid shutdown procedure similar to hibernating, although with Windows 8 it won't save your open apps, just the kernel session which the OS would otherwise have to build from scratch each time"


so yes, windows 8 does boot faster that windows 7, and much faster on a laptop, but OP is using windows 7 and is on a desktop, which does shut down completely and require a cold-boot after startup. For his system, the best he can hope for is anywhere from 14-20 seconds with the right hardware.

As someone who does more than just play games, watch movies, or fiddle with file locations, I prefer windows 7 over windows 8 or 8.1. Yes the boot may be faster, and some games run better, but the accesibility that windows 7 natively has over windows 8 makes up for this tradeoff for me personally. Im fine with my 14 second boot on a windows 7 desktop.

What i am trying to do is give him the best suggestions based on his original post and hardware. all you are doing is listing off things from a site, clearly not reading the original post very closely, and boasting your times with completely unrelated system specs
April 8, 2014 11:55:00 AM

Good info! ^ My laptop records compete shutdowns.
Depending on the hardware Windows 7 will boot fast or can be slower.
April 8, 2014 11:59:07 AM

Lenovo is known for having very fast boot times with Windows 7 though.
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