Very Slow BOOT Vista x64

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PaxeSalute

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Hello everyone,
Looks like my Vista x64 experience is a pain in the neck since the beginning.

Here is the next one I am in front of:
Vista needs from 5 to 10 minutes (sometimes maybe more but I do not have the patience to wait and I just switch off - switch on again)

Once in Vista it works fast and I do not have any wait on starting application (Only Games), I can also say that once I put my user password, Vista is ready in few second including Wireless connection Network, but the Screen with the Scrooling Bar is the one which takes so long to disappear.

If you see my rig, you'll deduce that cannot be a low Hardware performance.
As I use it only for Gaming purpose I do not have much Application on Start-up.
I do not even have a Anti-virus installed yet, which could slow down the Booting process.
Shut down seems with no problem, faster than I am with XP Pro Sp2

So what could be?

Also weird result: If I restart my PC from Vista the BIOS does not detect anymore the DISC0, where dual Boot file are installed, so none of my OS can boot. I always have to Shut down Vista completly and Switch on again to have the BIOS detecting this HDD.

So what could be?

Thks in advance for any response.
 

My Computer

System One

  • CPU
    Q6600
    Motherboard
    ASUS P5K-E Wifi
    Memory
    8gb OZC
    Graphics Card(s)
    2: MSI HD 2600XT
    Hard Drives
    Maxtor Sata 160gb
    Western Digital Sata 500gb
looking at your spec's i can tell you there is a problem somewhere
my system is similar and takes approx 6 to 10 seconds to fully boot

i have had myself some slow booting b4 now and this mainly happend when i have left some kinds of dvd's or cd's in the drive.... if this inst the case then it could also be a USB device or several USB devices all fighting to boot at the same time

however the dual boot could also be the issue here
i remember reading an article on dual booting and bug that can occur that causes many problems

i am suer i remember reading an article on this site also about the best way to dual boot..... just do a quick search on it
or search threw Shawn Brink's tutorials
http://www.vistax64.com/search.php?searchid=181207
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Me :P
    CPU
    Core 2 Quad Q6600
    Motherboard
    Abit IN9 32X MAX
    Memory
    8 GB OCZ PC2-6400 nVIDIA SLI-Ready Edition (4X2GB)
    Graphics Card(s)
    AMP! GeForce GTX 260² 896MB 448-bit GDDR3 (650MHz/2100MHz
    Sound Card
    Realtek 7.1 CH HD Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    17" Fujitsu siemens TFT + 32" LG HD LCD TV
    Screen Resolution
    1280x1024 + 1360x768
    Hard Drives
    150GB Raptor HDD
    500GB Caviar HDD
    PSU
    Thermaltake W0133RB 1200W PSU
    Case
    Antec 900
    Cooling
    Stock + Antec 900 case fans
    Keyboard
    Logitech G15 (full layout)
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Revolution
PaxeSalute said:
Hello everyone,
Looks like my Vista x64 experience is a pain in the neck since the beginning.

Here is the next one I am in front of:
Vista needs from 5 to 10 minutes (sometimes maybe more but I do not have the patience to wait and I just switch off - switch on again)

Once in Vista it works fast and I do not have any wait on starting application (Only Games), I can also say that once I put my user password, Vista is ready in few second including Wireless connection Network, but the Screen with the Scrooling Bar is the one which takes so long to disappear.

If you see my rig, you'll deduce that cannot be a low Hardware performance.
As I use it only for Gaming purpose I do not have much Application on Start-up.
I do not even have a Anti-virus installed yet, which could slow down the Booting process.
Shut down seems with no problem, faster than I am with XP Pro Sp2

So what could be?

Also weird result: If I restart my PC from Vista the BIOS does not detect anymore the DISC0, where dual Boot file are installed, so none of my OS can boot. I always have to Shut down Vista completly and Switch on again to have the BIOS detecting this HDD.

So what could be?

Thks in advance for any response.
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Mine does this too and it's because USB legacy support is disabled in BIOS...so basically your Windows is having to load your peripheral drivers prior to loading itself fully. I just can't be arsed to buy a PS2 keyboard in order to get into BIOS to change it because I could care less how fast it boots up since I leave it on most of the time anyway.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Velocity Micro, HP Pavillion
    CPU
    Intel 2 Quad Core Q9400, AMD Athlon 64 x2 4400+
    Memory
    8 GBs DDR3, 4 GB DDR2 PC5300 (667 MHZ)
    Graphics Card(s)
    nVIDIA GTS 250 (over clocked), nVIDIA 6150SE n430
    Monitor(s) Displays
    HP w1907
    PSU
    440 Watts
    Case
    Velocity Micro
    Cooling
    Fan
    Keyboard
    Logitech G15
    Mouse
    Trackman Marble ++
    Internet Speed
    2 mbps
i thought it sounded like a pre boot problem threw USB or other such devices :D

would be nice to see a reply from PaxeSalute to confirm this is the case so that many other ppl who experience this problem can use this thread as a guideline
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Me :P
    CPU
    Core 2 Quad Q6600
    Motherboard
    Abit IN9 32X MAX
    Memory
    8 GB OCZ PC2-6400 nVIDIA SLI-Ready Edition (4X2GB)
    Graphics Card(s)
    AMP! GeForce GTX 260² 896MB 448-bit GDDR3 (650MHz/2100MHz
    Sound Card
    Realtek 7.1 CH HD Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    17" Fujitsu siemens TFT + 32" LG HD LCD TV
    Screen Resolution
    1280x1024 + 1360x768
    Hard Drives
    150GB Raptor HDD
    500GB Caviar HDD
    PSU
    Thermaltake W0133RB 1200W PSU
    Case
    Antec 900
    Cooling
    Stock + Antec 900 case fans
    Keyboard
    Logitech G15 (full layout)
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Revolution
ripbox said:
i thought it sounded like a pre boot problem threw USB or other such devices :D

would be nice to see a reply from PaxeSalute to confirm this is the case so that many other ppl who experience this problem can use this thread as a guideline
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Actually I haven't had the chance to switch on my PC these last past days.
The only USB device I have plug is for my wireless Keyboard & Mouse.
First I tried only with the mouse and PS2 Keyboard (my MoBo only have 1 PS2) and I had the same long loading time.

I will try once to Boot with No Mouse to avoid to have any USD plug and see if it goes faster.

Also having a disc in DVD Writer or not does not change anything.

My USB Legacy is on in BIOS.

And I'm sorry to not have post back before but I did not receive any e-mail notice since I first post so I was thinking nobody answered yet

Tks for your responses I will try tonight.
 

My Computer

System One

  • CPU
    Q6600
    Motherboard
    ASUS P5K-E Wifi
    Memory
    8gb OZC
    Graphics Card(s)
    2: MSI HD 2600XT
    Hard Drives
    Maxtor Sata 160gb
    Western Digital Sata 500gb
You might want to take a look at any device entries you aren't actually using and disable them. For example, shut off the RAID controller if you aren't using a RAID array, etc...
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Proudly Built by Me!
    CPU
    Intel Q6600
    Motherboard
    DFI UT LP P35 T2R
    Memory
    8GB OCZ Reaper DDR2 800 C44GK 4-4-4-12 2T
    Graphics Card(s)
    Sapphire Radeon 4870x2
    Sound Card
    AuzenTech Prelude 7.1
    Monitor(s) Displays
    1 Acer P243 24" and 1 Samsung T260 26" Monitor/HDTV
    Screen Resolution
    Both are running at 19x12
    Hard Drives
    Seagate 1TB 7200.11 (Vista x64)
    Seagate 500GB 7200.11 (Win 7 x64)
    PSU
    OCZ GameXtream 900w
    Other Info
    FSB at 400 (1600) Mhz, CPU Multi @ 8 for 3.2Ghz
Thk you very mucheveryone for your help,
it looks like my Long Time Load Vista is fixed.
I have a Keyboard & Mouse Wireless USB, yesterday I unplugged the USB and started Vista only with PS2 Keyboard. And the load time drop to 30 seconds instead of 10 minutes.
Once in Vista I plugged the USB, Vista detected it as new Hardware and install some Human device drivers and that's it.

Now Vista load in 30 Seconds, I heard it can do better but between this and 10 minutes I happy enough.

Beside this the other problem I had that if Restart from Vista , BIOS did not detect DISC0 with Dual Boot File, it's fixed too since the process with the USB plugged.

Also I think, my 3rd problem that DISC0 did not appear under Vista in Explorer, neither Device Manager, nor Administrative Tools, I could see it in explorer so all 3 problems were related together.

Thks again
 

My Computer

System One

  • CPU
    Q6600
    Motherboard
    ASUS P5K-E Wifi
    Memory
    8gb OZC
    Graphics Card(s)
    2: MSI HD 2600XT
    Hard Drives
    Maxtor Sata 160gb
    Western Digital Sata 500gb
No problem. :) I have a Logitech G15 keyboard which I paid nearly $100 for...I am not giving it up because the BIOS wants to be dumb.
 

My Computer

System One

  • Manufacturer/Model
    Velocity Micro, HP Pavillion
    CPU
    Intel 2 Quad Core Q9400, AMD Athlon 64 x2 4400+
    Memory
    8 GBs DDR3, 4 GB DDR2 PC5300 (667 MHZ)
    Graphics Card(s)
    nVIDIA GTS 250 (over clocked), nVIDIA 6150SE n430
    Monitor(s) Displays
    HP w1907
    PSU
    440 Watts
    Case
    Velocity Micro
    Cooling
    Fan
    Keyboard
    Logitech G15
    Mouse
    Trackman Marble ++
    Internet Speed
    2 mbps
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