Alienware aurora R4 And Windows 8 Professional Slow boot up

wizarddjr64,

Have you tested the boot time with only the monitor, mouse, and keyboard plugged into the R4?

I have tried that too , everything ... is there a setting in the bios... when I got this unit , it had windows 7 ... in 4 weeks I had to have the motherboard replace. .it there a setting in the bios that I am missing .. or could you post what the bios setting should be ...... this is annoying ... thanks

Before you make any changes in there, go into every screen and write down the current settings. The settings will be different based on the OS, memory, CPU, overclock, and hard drives installed. All I have is a generic listing =

Press F2 on bootup to enter the Setup
Main
The only thing you can change in the Main screen is the service tag

Advanced Standard CMOS Features
SATA Port1 = WDC WD10EZEX-7
SATA Port2 = Not Present
SATA Port3 = Not Present
SATA Port4 = Not Present
SATA Port5 = PLDS DVD+/-RW ATAPI
SATA Port6 = Not Present

Advanced Advanced BIOS Features
Bootup Num-Lock = On
OptionRom Display Screen = Display

Advanced CPU Configuration
Hyper-Threading Technology = Enabled
XD Bit Capability = Enabled
Intel Speedstep Technology = Enabled
Active Processor Cores = All
1-Core Ratio Limit = 42
2-Core Ratio Limit = 39
3-Core Ratio Limit = 39
4-Core Ratio Limit = 39

Advanced Integrated Devices
USB Controller = Enabled
HD Audio = Enabled (Disabled if you added a PCIe x1 sound card)
Onboard LAN Controller = Enabled
Launch PXE 0pROM = Enabled
SATA Mode = AHCI Mode or RAID Mode
PCIe Gen3 = Enabled

Advanced Power Management Setup
Suspend Mode = Enabled
AC Recovery = Last State
Auto Power On = Disabled

Advanced Frequency/Voltage Control
Spread Spectrum = Disabled
Internal PLL Overvoltage = Auto
DMI Base Clock = 100
CPU Gear Ratio = 1.00
Adjust CPU Ratio = Auto
DRAM Frequency = Auto
Extreme memory Profile (XMP) = Disabled, Profile 1, Profile 2
DRAM Timing Mode = Auto
Overvoltage Configuration = Load Level 1 OC or Load Level 2 OC

Boot Screen
Boot Mode = UEFI
1st Boot USB Floppy
2nd Boot USB Harddisk
3rd Boot CD/DVD
4th Boot UEFI
5th Boot CD/DVD
6th Boot Network

Right. No easy way to change from legacy to UEFI.

One thing that I see is the boot mode for my unit is Legacy , not UEFI. What I did yesterday is I restore an image backup where the unit shut down totally and the boot up was fast, no delay . Now I read on the bios screen if I change to UEFI I have to format the drive differently . There is no easy fix like restoring from dos boot up disk the image backup that is on an external drive   ?

Can I change to UEFI in the bios, and then Boot up for Acronis CD/ DVD boot disc, to restore all partitions , both 1T drive from my external 1T Drive. I have an image compressed backup (that is Legacy) .  I am thinking this should work.  What did you think.

BTW, day two and the system is fine on the restore system. everything is updated and It loads very fast, The system totally shuts down

Still waiting on an answer?????? Please advise

Everything was working fine until last night. The system went back to the delay in booting up. once it starts to boot , my system flies like superman. I do not understand. Remember I purchase the upgrade Windows 8 ... I rarely do this . I still have the partition from you guys with Windows 7 premium image on it . I have a key that upgrade me to the Ultimate version.

I am clueless at this point

Help  

Hello wizarddjr64,

I suggest that you to try with a clean boot and disable the start up programs, it would also be a good idea to run a PSA test to check the hardware in your system and as the last resource if the issue persists, then try with a fresh installation of windows 8.