Configuration:
1. Intel core i7 4790
2. Mobo: (the one mentioned above)
3. Ram: kingston hyperx blu @1600 MHz 8GB
4. CPU cooler: cooler master nepton 140xl
5. psu: cooler master g550m
6. ssd: ocz agility 3 120GB
7. hdd: hitachi deskstar 2tb @ 7200 rpm
i have two problems:
1. i did a fresh install of windows 8.1, installed all the drivers, updated them, installed the latest win 8.1 updates, and i updated the app center, i updated everything except the bios (i am little afraid to update it, bad experience with that). Now, the problem is, in the BIOS, i set the boot sequence only to boot from the ssd. when booting, all goes speedy, but when it loads the desktop, the little dots that go in a circle before showing the desktop are circling for a long time, ~1.5 - 2 minutes, before it loads windows completely. in that period, i listen to the hdd closely, it is loading something from the hdd, even though nothing is installed on the hdd. clarification: the ssd is connected on the sata3_0 port on the mobo, and the hdd is on the sata3_4 port. is there any way to speed up the startup and bypass that read from the hdd?
2. when viewing in the app center, i get a message: SSD drive not detected. My ssd is detected as hdd. is that a big problem and is that connected to the slow boot ? all i am asking is a guide to bypass those two problems (not sure if 2 is an actual problem), or a clarification on why it does that and probably guidelines / recommendations on solving those obstacles. a great product by the way, solid build quality and damn sexy motherboard, i love the scheme. i await your response on this problem.
note: the ssd is formated with gpt partition , while the hdd is still on mbr partition. could that cause the slow boot time?
