Slow Startup with New SSD

[RisenLazarus]

Hi there Overclockers. Long time lurker, first time poster. Bear with me, I may leave out information that you might need.

I recently added a new Samsung SSD 128GB SATA III (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820147163) to my rig, and installed Windows 7 Home Premium to it for what I thought would be a fast startup. However, for whatever reason the startup is fairly slow (if not slower than it was with my HDD). I'll post my specs below as well as a list of startup services and programs. Just to say beforehand, I've tried the following things and got the following results:

Startup did not improve at all:
Disconnected the 2nd hard drive before starting up.
Changed my RAM slots before starting up.
Defragged my SDD before starting up.
Clocked up CPU from 3.3 GHz to 3.8 GHz before starting up.
Unplugged USB devices before starting up.
Unplugged sound card before starting up.

Startup did become noticeably faster:
Booted in Safe Mode.

That is the only thing I've done so far that made a notable difference to the startup speed. Because of that I have a feeling one of my startup services or programs is slowing down the boot. I can't pinpoint which one it is, if it is that, and would like help with that. Also, I don't see any errors in booting. Please let me know if there's anything glaring you see. It's not a BIG PROBLEM but it's something that's troubled me since the ONLY REASON I bought this SSD was for bootup speed.

Specs:
OS Name Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium (64-Bit)
Version 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1 Build 7601
System Manufacturer Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
System Model Z68X-UD3H-B3
Processor Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-2500K CPU @ 3.30GHz, 3601 Mhz, 4 Core(s), 4 Logical Processor(s)
BIOS Version/Date Award Software International, Inc. F12, 3/20/2012
SMBIOS Version 2.4
Installed Physical Memory (RAM) 8.00 GB
Total Physical Memory 7.92 GB

GPU: Sapphire Radeon 6870 1GB 256-bit
SSD (C:\): Samsung 830 Series 128GB
HDD (F:\): Western Digital 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s
RAM: 8GB (2x4GB) Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1866
PSU: Cooler Master 800 W Silent Pro Gold Series
Sound Card: Creative Sound Blaster Recon3D Fatal1ty Champion PCIe

The screenshots attached (sorry I did it that way, I wasn't sure how best to do it) show the services and programs I have set to boot up with the computer. Any and all help as to why my SSD is loading so slowly would be appreciated. Thanks!

 

[Evilsizer]

in bios do you have it set to ahci mode vs ide?

 

[essartee4]

"Defragged my SDD before starting up."

defragging a SSD is a no-no

 

[jediman]

Is it a driver problem? Is the drive on an add in hard drive controller chip?

 

[Anonaru]

Alright, do the following for me:

Download and run A.T.T.O. benchmark and post the graph results for me.
Never, ever defrag your SSD-- I'm shocked no ill effects came of this.

Once you've done both of these, we can work at startup problems. AHCI is a given, we'll figure it out Your boot times should be scortching compared to a magnetic drive

 

[Ajay57]

+ 1 ON that never Defrag a SSD, but you can use CCleaner to get rid of the day to day rubbish. So long as the box is not checked in Wipe MFT Freespace then it safe to use and it keeps up the speed. AJ.

 

[mammut]

Throw in screenshots of HD Tune and CrystalDiskInfo also.

 

[Tarl]

Check what SATA port you have it hooked up to. Is it an Intel port or 3rd party add on like JMicron...etc. I had a similar issue once by hooking up to a SATA port that didn't play nice. I was able to move it around, testing different ports till it booted up properly. Many months later a new BIOS flash fixed the initial problem with the first SATA port issues I had.

 

[Jayden]

I am Using Registry cleaner software with my SSD and it is working very well.Boot up speed and my game speed is very fine now.

 

[azanimefan]

I am Using Registry cleaner software with my SSD and it is working very well.Boot up speed and my game speed is very fine now.

get ccleaner ASAP

it's pretty much a must have utility. If you aren't using it you are shooting yourself in the foot.



as to the OP's issue, try CCLEANER and see what happens. Also, did you just mirror your old HD onto this drive or was this a fresh install?

 

[mammut]

@ RisenLazarus, perhaps a clear CMOS is what you board needs , see this thread :

http://www.overclockers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=722055&page=2