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I'm currently using 2 SSDs in RAID 0, upgraded my OS from Windows 8 to Windows 8.1.

 

Before my boot speeds were decent (not in RAID) but still off an SSD

though now, when I boot, when the Windows emblem shows, it can take 30-40 seconds before I get to desktop.

Is this normal? I tried the new user account, reinstalling the OS.

Can't think of anything else, any ideas?

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Build- 2600k, ASUS P8H77-I, 8GB Corsair RAM, GTX 670, Rosewill 750W PSU, 2  120 GB OCZ SSD in RAID 0

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I don't know if it helps, but this is the site I ended up finding and followed the steps, still nothing.

http://www.registryrecycler.com/blog/2013/11/fix-slow-performance-issue-after-installing-windows-8-1/

 

So I came here. 

Edit: Besides the slow boot times, the system runs smooth, and I have yet to encounter any other issues. 

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Is the SATA controller running in AHCI instead of IDE?

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Is the SATA controller running in AHCI instead of IDE?

He's using RAID, not AHCI or IDE

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He's using RAID, not AHCI or IDE

But I think you had to configure the SATA ports to run either in AHCI (which you should, since this takes advantage of the true potential of SATA) or IDE (simulates IDE-based drives, good for compatibility, not so much for speed).

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But I think you had to configure the SATA ports to run either in AHCI (which you should, since this takes advantage of the true potential of SATA) or IDE (simulates IDE-based drives, good for compatibility, not so much for speed).

When I go into my BIOS,  I have 3 options, AHCI, IDE, and RAID, so i just assumed RAID is a sata option different from AHCI and IDE.

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When I go into my BIOS,  I have 3 options, AHCI, IDE, and RAID, so i just assumed RAID is a sata option different from AHCI and IDE.

I see. I know in my old PC's BIOS you had to set the SATA mode and then set up RAID.

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Are you using UEFI and a GPT partition space or old BIOS and MBR partition space?

Also make sure this is enabled:http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/10392-write-caching-enable-disable.html

and: http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/6320-fast-startup-turn-off-windows-8-a.html

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Are you using UEFI and a GPT partition space or old BIOS and MBR partition space?

Also make sure this is enabled:http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/10392-write-caching-enable-disable.html

and: http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/6320-fast-startup-turn-off-windows-8-a.html

 

I'm using UEFI, and my motherboard is a P8H77-I

I'm about to try a BIOS update, maybe that will work. 

 

EDIT:

I did BIOS update, and still have a 30s boot time from when windows logo appears to sign in. When I had Windows 8 installed it was almost instant compared to this. Any ideas? I'm running out of them :(

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