Hi guys , i have the following reg : CPU : Intel Core 2 Due E8400 @ 385 X 8.0 Motherboard : Asus Maximus Formula Non-SE PSU : Zalman 750W SLI v2 HDD : 1 WD 7500RPM SATAII 160GB : SATA configuration in BIOS is : AHCI My PC boots in 30-35 seconds , i know since i have only 1 HDD its gonna take longer time than if i have 2 or 3 HDD's in RAID , but the problem is not @ windows loading level (windows bootscreen) , its @ the ASUS BIOS logo level , it takes @ least 10 seconds , and i know people almost with same Hardware configuration that i have that their PC's boots in like 12 seconds or less , so please does any 1 have an idea about this ??
check if "quick boot" (or similar) is enabled in your BIOS and turn off the boot splash / display logo option so you can see where the time is going. Make sure your HDD is the first boot device, this means your BIOS will not try to boot from CD drives / etc (and waste time, you can obviously change it back when you need to re-install Vista)
i'm not that newbie , i did Enabled "Fast Boot" option , Set "Sata Detection Time = 0" option , DVD-ROM is not in the Boot list , i turned off the boot splash / display , but nothing changed .
Is there a disc in any of the cd drives? If so, eject it. Also, unplug all non-essential devices, so you only have the monitor, mouse and keyboard attached. I noticed with some Asus boards that it freezes at the POST procedure when a disc is inserted or when some USB hubs are plugged in.
i don't have any disk in any DVD-ROM i have , i installed all drivers , but i have USB mouse does that matter ??
No, but unplug all USB devices, except the mouse and keyboard. With that method you can see if the problem is caused by a device.
