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    M11x Boot Time Always Changes?

    Discussion in 'Alienware M11x' started by first_leviathan, Jan 17, 2012.

  1. first_leviathan

    first_leviathan Notebook Consultant

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    Hey guys,

    I've been using my M11x for over a year now and a couple months back, I noticed the boot time would sometimes take forever.

    Anyway, I downloaded Soluto (it records boot times), and I noticed my boot time is different every time. It ranges from 1 minute to 6 minutes. Sometimes System loads up in 30 seconds, avast! in 5 seconds, and Command Center in 4 seconds. Other times, System may take up to 90 seconds, avast may take 30 seconds, and Command Center may take 20 seconds.

    I understand if my boot time slows down over time, but what's up with it changing so much? Sometimes it's crazy fast and all the apps load quickly, and other times it's crazy slow and all the apps (not just one) load slowly.

    Any ideas why? I'm attaching my Soluto graph.
     

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    ThatOldGuy Notebook Virtuoso

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    I think it has to do with what information is being stored in your VRAM or Paging file space, and depending on your HDD, it may remember stuff like the Boot sequence or app data. But the space in your VRAM is always being rewritten based on its space and what you did last.
     
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