SSD is taking a long time to boot my computer?

Question

I am booting my computer from my ssd (Samsung 840 pro 256gb) and it takes much longer than videos I have seen of it (it takes 35.1 seconds). How do I speed up my boot time? I have got a very fresh install of windows 7 and no viruses.

Answer 1

35.1 Seconds isn't too bad from power-on to full boot.



What other programs do you have that start with Windows?



What peripherals do you have connected to your machine that load during the start-up?



Is your SSD connected to a SATA III port or to a SATA II ?

Answer 2

hi mate

this is a common problem when using ssd,s however the reason for the slow boot time and poor performance is you have not enabled "ahci" in the bios .... basically AHCI (Advanced Host Controller Interface ) is a relatively new feature in the bios which gives support for solid state drives

without this enabled ( using ide mode ) you will generally receive around 70% of the ssd,s full performance ... however by enabling it you will see a massive improvement in drive performance including fast boot times and superior desktop performance

be aware though you cant enable AHCI in the bios if you have allready insrtalled windows ... it will cause a blue screen (bsod ) ... however there is a registry tweak which will allow you to enable AHCI after you have installed windows .... to do this you need to :

1. Startup "Regedit

2. Open HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE / SYSTEM / CurrentControlset / Services

3. Open msahci

4. In the right field left click on "start" and go to Modify

5. In the value Data field enter "0" and click "ok"

6. exit "Regedit"

7. Reboot Rig and enter BIOS (hold "Delete" key while Booting

8. In your BIOS select "Integrated Peripherals" and OnChip PATA/SATA Devices. Now change SATA Mode to AHCI from IDE.

9. You now boot into windows 7, the OS will recognize AHCI and install the devices. Now the system needs one more reboot and voilla .. enjoy the improved SSD performance.

ive tested this in windows 7 (64bit ) so you should be fine... however as with any registry tweak/edit you should create a restore point and back up any files

finally you should also check your ssd is running the latest firmware ... to do this you need to :

1. enter device manager

2. locate your ssd under disk drives

3. right click your ssd and select properties

4. Now go to the "Details" tab of the device property page, and select "Hardware IDs" from the drop-down list. The firmware ID with be at the end of the string

the latest version is CXM03B1Q .. however if your ssd needs its firmware updating you can download the latest from http://www.samsung.com/us/support/owners/product/MZ-7PC256N/AM

i hope this helps .. any questions let me know

good luck mate !

Answer 3

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Answer 4

How many times have you re-written data on the SSD? It only gets slower the more you re-write data is.