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    New SSD but "slow" boot times

    Discussion in 'Alienware M15x' started by katzenfutter, Mar 26, 2017.

  1. katzenfutter

    katzenfutter Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi!

    I recently received my Alienware M15X (bought used) and built in an new Samsung SSD 850 Evo 256GB Version. I made a fresh windows 7 install and downloaded all recent updates (took hours and lot of restarts to do that^^)
    But I'm a little bit dissapointet from the boot times and itself.
    When I press the power button and start to measure the time, the whole start up needs about 40-45 seconds until everything has loaded.
    I have also used those tips:
    http://www.disk-partition.com/kb/tips-ssd-optimization-windows7-1.html
    They have helped a little bit, but most of them were alredy activated/deactivated. Only Windows 7 GUI is still activated now on my system.
    Is this Boot Time normal on my M15X? Should I install Windows 7 again (without any programms/ only drivers and offline windows updates) and look if that could help?
    My old msi ge600 with an A-Data 120GB SSD bootet in about 20-25 seconds. The Windows logo wasn't even able to fully build the window itself...

    This text take about 5 or more seconds until the Alien appears. Is this normal? I can't find any Info about that... (but I think it's a vBios for the GTX680M)
    Is there a way to dissable this text or is this necessary? (Yeah I know a few seconds are not that long, but I don't know if this text helps anything in the Notebook...)

    GK104 P2051B SKU 002 VGA BIOS (HWDIAG)

    mod by -sv17-
    ** Tech: Inferno **

    Version 80.04.33.00.32
    Copyright Nvidia

    This programms are in auto-start:
    IDT PC Audio Driver
    Synaptics Driver
    Alienware FX
    Nvidia Driver
    FF_Protection Driver
    Corsair Utility Engine (Mouse)
    FATrayMonitor
    Stardock My Colors (Alienware Theme)

    Specs:
    i7 940XM
    GTX680M
    SSD Evo 250GB
    HDD 500GB
    8GB Kingston Ram



    greetings
     
    Last edited: Mar 26, 2017
    katzenfutter, Mar 26, 2017
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  2. katzenfutter

    katzenfutter Notebook Enthusiast

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    No one an Idea? :(
     
    katzenfutter, Mar 27, 2017
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  3. MZWiZard

    MZWiZard Notebook Consultant

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    Sounds quite normal. If you want faster boot times, go with windows 10 ;)
     
    MZWiZard, Mar 27, 2017
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    katzenfutter Notebook Enthusiast

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    Thank you!
    Good to hear that it is normal on Winwos 7.
    I only know the boot times from my PC with Windows 10 installed on an SSD they are about 20 seconds ;)
     
    katzenfutter, Mar 28, 2017
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  5. Alienware-Wasserman

    Alienware-Wasserman Company Representative

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    We don't usually recommend Windows 10 for the m15x, we don't support it. However, if the community endorses it and they haven't found out flaws or anything. Then by all means, I do prefer W10 over 7 or 8/8.1
     
    Alienware-Wasserman, Mar 31, 2017
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