Slow SSD boot with X58a-UD7.

[Lyta Allexander]

Just wondering if anyone is having a problem with this Mobo and SSDS, it seems on a Virgin boot I get about a 20 second start up, but now it's stabilised at about 70 seconds, I don't know why it's so slow now, I have did a few reinstalls and all the same results fast at first and then very very slow boot.

Mobo is an X58a-UD7 and the SSD is a Corsair Force 120 with lastest Bios.

I think I tracked it down to the motherboard_driver_sata_gb_sata2raid_5series.exe driver, but I went back to restore and my restore points were gone, is there a way to remove these drivers.

Everything is fast before I install the Driver CD drivers, I can install the drivers on the CD and everything is ok, but as soon as I install the motherboard_driver_sata_gb_sata2raid_5series.exe it all slows down, I never installed that, but for some reason it slow et down anyway, might have been with I installed that Intel mass Storage driver thing, but removed that and still was slow to boot.

The drive seems to be running at normal speed as an SSD should but just does not boot fast now.

I am just trying to get a system with a fast boot with an SSD, I thought that was a Given with an SSD, I guess not with Gigabyte Mobos

I also tried that fast boot app from Gigabte, but all that did was add about 10 seconds to the boot time !!!!!

Any help would be great.

[Dark Mantis]

Hi

I take it from your inital boot time that you have done all the usual recommended tweaks like disabled the floppy drive, first boot device SSD etc, etc.

I wouldn't normally advise using the cd for instaling the drivers as they are going to be older than hte ones on the website. Also it usually tries to install other programs at the same time that I don't like installed.

If you are not using a RAID array then definitely don't install the RAID drivers as they do slow down the boot process.

[Lyta Allexander]

Any tips on how to uninstall the raid drivers, I think that was the problem ?


Thanks.


So you suggest I do no install any of these:

Intel SATA RAID Driver
OS:Windows XP 32bit,Windows XP 64bit,Windows Vista 32bit,Windows Vista 64bit,Windows 7 32bit,Windows 7 64bit,Windows Server 2003 32bit,Windows Server 2003 64bit
   10.1.0.1008   9.21 MB   2010/12/21   Asia China America Europe Europe(Russia) : FTP / Http
GIGABYTE SATA2 Driver
OS:Windows XP 32bit,Windows XP 64bit,Windows Vista 32bit,Windows Vista 64bit,Windows 7 32bit,Windows 7 64bit,Windows 2000
   1.17.59.0   3.34 MB   2010/11/17   Asia China America Europe Europe(Russia) : FTP / Http

GIGABYTE SATA2 Preinstall driver (For AHCI / RAID Mode)
Note: Press F6 during Windows setup to read from floppy.
OS:Windows XP 64bit,Windows Vista 64bit,Windows 7 64bit
   1.17.59.0   0.20 MB   2010/11/17   Asia China America Europe Europe(Russia) : FTP / Http

GIGABYTE SATA2 Preinstall driver (For AHCI / RAID Mode)
Note: Press F6 during Windows setup to read from floppy.
OS:Windows XP 32bit,Windows Vista 32bit,Windows 7 32bit,Windows 2000
   1.17.59.0   0.19 MB   2010/11/17   Asia China America Europe Europe(Russia) : FTP / Http

Marvell RAID Preinstall Driver (SATA3) for AHCI Mode
Note: Press F6 during Windows setup to read from floppy.
OS:Windows XP 64bit
   1.0.0.1036   0.28 MB   2010/04/29   Asia China America Europe Europe(Russia) : FTP / Http

Marvell RAID Preinstall Driver (SATA3) for AHCI Mode
Note: Press F6 during Windows setup to read from floppy.
OS:Windows XP 32bit
   1.0.0.1036   0.27 MB   2010/04/29   Asia China America Europe Europe(Russia) : FTP / Http

Marvell RAID Utility (SATA3)
(Please install Marvell Console Driver before install Marvell RAID Utility)
OS:Windows XP 32bit,Windows XP 64bit,Windows Vista 32bit,Windows Vista 64bit,Windows 7 32bit,Windows 7 64bit
   4.1.0.1700   36.81 MB   2010/04/29   Asia China America Europe Europe(Russia) : FTP / Http

Marvell RAID Driver (SATA3) for AHCI Mode
OS:Windows XP 32bit,Windows XP 64bit
   1.0.0.1036   0.99 MB   2010/04/29   Asia China America Europe Europe(Russia) : FTP / Http

Marvell Console Driver (SATA3)


So do I need to install any sata drivers or will the Intel INF installation install all I need

I do not have raid and just the one SSD.

Would installing Intel® Rapid Storage Technology be the better option for drivers for my sata or will that slow things down as well ?


Thanks for the info, will have to do another reinstall soon

Thanks.

[Dark Mantis]

Hi

The Intel Rapid Storage Technology drivers are the best ones for your SSD by far. Use them rather than the MSAHCI drivers.

You should be able to disable the RAID and drivers in the BIOS.

[Lyta Allexander]

How would I disable the raid inthe bios, I just have it as AHCI, I don't have raid on at all or is there a bios option I need to turn off somewhere ??

Might have to do another install and just use the rapid AHCI drivers, seems my only choice.

I did make an image of my virgin system so a reinstall should not be too long to do.


Any other ideas.

Thanks

[Dark Mantis]

Probably the easiest option then if you have a image of the clean install is to copy that onto the system and start afresh.

[a5ian300zx]

I have just upgraded from a Asus maximus extreme x38 with Q6600 (3.2ghz OC) to a gigabyte UD7 rev 2 (Bios FC) and have the same issue as the OP its way slower to boot compared to my Asus motherboard.

The post screens takes ages.

I have intel ICh10R set to Raid 0 for my Intel G2 SSDs and have set the sata to AHCI also have tried to chage these to IDE with no difference.

I have my Raid SSD (Intel M G2) on 1st boot.

It has a usb KVM switch connected to it so picks it up as a hub (which has the keyboard / mouse / Monitor usb hub -> Printer and speaker connected) same as i my asus had.

I have tried the quick boot utility which did made minimal difference.

my old asus maximux x38 + Q6600 + 4gb corsair ram took 18sec from cold boot to functional windows 7.

this one is around 40sec+.

any other suggestions, as i thinking of even selling this board on and moving back to Asus.

a5ian300zx

[Dark Mantis]

Hi and welcome to the Gigabyte Forum.

Historically Gigabyte have always taken a little longer to boot than Asus but a few seconds generally doesn't make a big difference. I think that the Gigabyte boards require a little more time to process the extra info in the BIOSes and probably also the check the Dual BIOS state.

I take it that you have taken all the usual steps to decrease boot time as normal?