[a5ian300zx]

Hi All,

i have an issue with i cant seem to figure out,

I have the below components but my boot take like 3-5min

HTPC: Silverstone GD05 + Asrock H67M-ITX/HT + Intel 2500T + 4GB G.Skill ECO 1333Mhz 1.35v + Sapphire 7750 1GB DDR5 + Seasonsonic X460 PSU + Crucial SSD M4 64GB + Remote: Themaltake VFD with Harmony 700 + Logitech diNovo Mini keyboard.

The issue started when I had a 1TB HDD which i removed and then it started with very slow boot.

I have done the followings so far

1) reset the bios to default and then set it back up again.
2) updated the BIOS to the latest version
3) updated the SSD version to the latest version.
4) opened the PC to make sure there is no loose connections.

It appears to lock up for few minutes in the BIOS stage, when it enters windows its fine.

any advice appreciated

Thanks

[EndlessWaves]

Originally Posted by a5ian300zx

1) reset the bios to default and then set it back up again.

Set it back up?

Try leaving the bios at default and see if that gives you a quick boot.

[paulktreg]

Is the SATA mode set to AHCI (or RAID) in the BIOS?

[a5ian300zx]

Hi,

Yeah I have tried to leave it to default but still the same issue.

The drive is set to AHCI, I thought about changing this to IDE mode, but did not know what affect/issues it will have overall.

Thanks

[STdrez625]

Sad to say you are probably going to have to re-install windwos. Its not enough to simply take out your HDD and clone it to an SSD. To put it simply, Bios/Windows is probably waiting for the non existent HDD to come online and then when it times out, it carrys on with the bOOT. Looking for the MBR or suchlike.
If you change your IDE/AHCI setting you may find your system wont boot.

[DavidT]

Was the HDD originally the boot drive? If so then a Windows rebuild is recommended.

Have you tried disconnecting the battery for the BIOS hence doing a full BIOS reset.

David

[a5ian300zx]

Hi all,

The second drive was a data drive only. The os is on the ssd.

I will try doing full bios reset by removing the battery and try plugging in the drive to another sata port.

Is there any software I can use to clone the ssd image and place it on my network drive?

Thanks

[DavidT]

Originally Posted by a5ian300zx

Hi all,

The second drive was a data drive only. The os is on the ssd.

I will try doing full bios reset by removing the battery and try plugging in the drive to another sata port.

Is there any software I can use to clone the ssd image and place it on my network drive?

Thanks

I use Easeus drive image, do a search for it, is really easy to us.

David

[a5ian300zx]

I have removed the Bios battery and re installed it and all is working fine now.

thanks for all your help and advice.

[DavidT]

Originally Posted by a5ian300zx

I have removed the Bios battery and re installed it and all is working fine now.

thanks for all your help and advice.

Good news, thanks for updating us.

David