I just upgraded from a 5400 rpm UDMA66 Western Digital hard drive to a 7200 rpm UDMA66 Maxtor drive. I was told that the most noticeable improvement would be quicker boot times.
Well, my boot times on the 7200 rpm Maxtor (with a clean install) are even longer than on my fully loaded 5400 rpm Western Digital! What gives? All startup apps are the same. I even removed all my startup apps from the Maxtor to see if any of them were causing the problem with no improvement. The Windows splash screen hangs for 20-25 seconds, total boot time is over 60 seconds. I really don't want to go thru another clean install just to end up with the same problem. Any suggestions?
Well, my boot times on the 7200 rpm Maxtor (with a clean install) are even longer than on my fully loaded 5400 rpm Western Digital! What gives? All startup apps are the same. I even removed all my startup apps from the Maxtor to see if any of them were causing the problem with no improvement. The Windows splash screen hangs for 20-25 seconds, total boot time is over 60 seconds. I really don't want to go thru another clean install just to end up with the same problem. Any suggestions?