Windows 8/8.1 painfully slow to Boot .Take 10-15 min

We originally suspected the hard drive - so, yes, I do think that there's a hard drive problem.
Follow Dell's instructions as they'll be the one's sending you replacement parts.
Good luck!
 

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    Pretty sure that it has one, but haven't checked inside the case!
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sasha007 said:
Hi ,


I've had certain problem with my Windows 8 installation .
Let me summarize the entire scenario but before that below are my System Details .


System :- Dell Inspiron 17R SE 7720 Laptop .
O/S :- Windows 8.1 .


I formatted my system yesterday and installed Windows 8.1 via MSDN ISO . Installed Dell Drivers and a few programs like Norton 360 etc , after which i shutdown my system yesterday .


When i opened my system today , i was shocked to see Preparing automatic repair message on the Dell boot screen . It tried Automatic repair because it said that Windows was unable to boot properly . However , Automatic repair was unable to do anything .


After that i shutdown my system again and then again powered it on. This time it booted to Windows but took about 5 min to get to the password screen . After booting to Desktop mode , i tried to open chrome , task manager etc , but nothing opened , and the system was painfully slow up until 10 min . After which everything was normal .


Tried to open Event log and it also crashed .


I again restarted my system and this time it was lightening fast . Tried to shutdown and restart 2-3 times more , and it was fast all these times .


Can someone please help me understand what is causing this issue ? I've attached a dump of all my logs using SF Diagnostic tool .


Please help . :think:
Click to expand...

First thing i did was install the SDK and performance tools and run a xbootmgr boot-time defrag (When i had a HDD Drive)
Went from 2-3 mins to about 10 secs

Np probs with SSD Drive 2-3 secs, My Bios takes longer to load??
 

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  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Pro x64
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    My 1st Build
    CPU
    Intel(R) Core(TM)i7-4770K CPU @ 3.50GHz (Running @ 4.1GHz)
    Motherboard
    Asus Sabertooth Z87
    Memory
    32 GB Ram (4x8 Corsair Vengeance)
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    NVIDIA GeForce GTX780 ACX
    Sound Card
    Asus Xonar DX
    Monitor(s) Displays
    LG E24A53
    Screen Resolution
    1920x1080
    Hard Drives
    Samsung SSD 840 PRO 256GB



    Western Digital 1TB
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    Corsair CX 750
    Case
    Corsair 200R
    Cooling
    Corsiair H80i (Liquid)
    Keyboard
    Microsoft
    Mouse
    Microsoft
    Internet Speed
    (9-10/Mbs) 1 .5/7 Mbs
    Browser
    Firefox/Chrome
    Antivirus
    Avast (Windows Defender keeps wanting me to scan every boot)
What are you talking about?
 

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System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Dell inspiron 17R 7720
    CPU
    Intel core i7 3630
    Memory
    8 GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Nvidia GT650M
    Screen Resolution
    1920 x 1080
    Hard Drives
    1 TB Seagate
    Antivirus
    Norton 360 2013
Sometimes that problem is because the correct hard drive is not on #1 boot device on your BIOS
Goto BIOS (F2 or delete)
Look into Bios Priority
If needed go to "Advanced Mode" - "Boot" - "Boot option Priorities"
Check on "Boot Option #1" if the correct hard drive is set
If your HD is not showing in "Boot Option #1" go to "Hard Drive BBS Priorities" and change the order
Save and Enjoy :)
 

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System One

  • OS
    win 8.1
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