Many thanks to DaMaGeCaSe I have been trying to speed up my L300 1AQ for months without success until his fix worked for me. Instead of 3 minutes its now only 1 minute to boot - comparable with most other laptops. Toshiba themselves (helpdesk) were no use. I now love my laptop a lot more and can boot up quickly when I want to fill in my diary or have a quick look at something on the internet.