Fresh install was completed and the computer takes 9 seconds to boot, once Windows starts loading. The desktop pops up really fast as well after logging in.
Below is a video of t he computer booting up. It takes about 2 times longer to go through the Bios part than it does to boot Windows :) https://www.dropbox.com/s/0vq55846lfcl8o4/2014-06-14%2016.50.18.mp4 Thanks for the advice. I am still installing programs as they are needed. -----Original Message----- From: Hardware [mailto:hardware-boun...@lists.hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of Naushad Zulfiqar Sent: Friday, June 13, 2014 11:25 AM To: hardw...@lists.hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re: [H] SSD Clone or Reinstall question I would do a fresh install. I've had something similar happen, but a fresh install cured the problems. On Fri, Jun 13, 2014 at 9:23 PM, Tim Lider <619be...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hello all, > > I have purchased and installed a Samsung 840 Pro 256GB SSD in my computer. > What I did is prepare the WDC VelociRaptor 10krpm 300GB HD so I can > clone the HD over to the SSD. > > The HD was cloned over and the SSD booted up without any problems. > There is not much of a speed increase during boot up of Windows 8.1 (I > thought it would go much faster.) Although, the programs seem to run faster. > > So, my question is: would the SSD boot up faster if I did a fresh > install of Windows 8.1 on it and reinstall my programs? > > Let's discuss... :) > > Tim Lider > > Sent from: > Intel i7-2600K Running at 4.35GHz with 16GB of PC3 RAM running at > 1,620MHz Boot HD Samsung 840 Pro Series 256GB SSD. > > > > -- Best Regards, Zulfiqar Naushad