# Couple problems on the new comp I'm trying to work through **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [February 25, 2009, 4:21pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/couple-problems-on-the-new-comp-im-trying-to-work-through/63620 "2009-02-25T16:21:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Jack](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jack/32/7613_2.png) [@Jack](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jack)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2009, 4:21pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/couple-problems-on-the-new-comp-im-trying-to-work-through/63620/1 "2009-02-25T16:21:15Z")
Rig - i7 920 XFX X58i MOBO 6gb 1600mhz OCZ RAM 1220W Kingwin PSU (2) 1TB HDDs in RAID 0 GTX 260 216 SC (my GTX 295 ships on the 2nd) Logitech G15 keyboard MS V5000 wireless mouse Vista x64, fresh install. All of the recent drivers (that I can think of) First problem - From a Shut-Down until my cursor is ready to open applications is almost exactly 2 minutes. My P4 machine booted up in less than a minute. I tried changing the msconfig boot setting to utilize the 4 core than the 6gb memory on boot, but so no difference at all. When I start the stopwatch - 12 seconds in my XFX MOBO screen flashes for 2 seconds. Black From 32 until 43 seconds in I get the Welcome to Windows bar From 1:18 until 1:21 I get the Windows orb No login prompt (no password on account) and then after 2 minutes it is done loading the desktop. When I put it to sleep: Takes 42 seconds to finish loading the desktop. Second Problem - My keyboard is plugged into the MOBO for USB 2.0. My mouse is plugged into my keyboard. They take forever to “turn on”. Once everything is up and running, it flys… just takes a couple minutes to get there. Ideas? ---
**Author:** ![Jack](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jack/32/7613_2.png) [@Jack](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jack)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2009, 5:10pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/couple-problems-on-the-new-comp-im-trying-to-work-through/63620/2 "2009-02-25T17:10:57Z")
I’m really leaning towards the RAID… those take time to initialize right? ---
**Author:** ![LZ1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2009, 5:14pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/couple-problems-on-the-new-comp-im-trying-to-work-through/63620/3 "2009-02-25T17:14:19Z")
Software raid or hardware raid? Hardware would initialize long before the OS even loads… I assume your P4 machine was XP? ---
**Author:** ![ryanmcell](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ryanmcell/32/7510_2.png) [@ryanmcell](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ryanmcell)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2009, 5:17pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/couple-problems-on-the-new-comp-im-trying-to-work-through/63620/4 "2009-02-25T17:17:51Z")
Solution, never turn it off… 😉 My Vista laptop I always just put it to sleep because I am too impatient to await for shit to load. ---
**Author:** ![LZ1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2009, 5:19pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/couple-problems-on-the-new-comp-im-trying-to-work-through/63620/5 "2009-02-25T17:19:56Z")
On the 2nd part…If you can enter the bios from the USB keyboard they obviously don’t take “forever” to turn on. ---
**Author:** ![Jack](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jack/32/7613_2.png) [@Jack](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jack)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2009, 5:21pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/couple-problems-on-the-new-comp-im-trying-to-work-through/63620/6 "2009-02-25T17:21:27Z")
I believe software? My MOBO has RAID SATA ports, which I believe are being used correctly, and the fact that I have (2) 1 TB drives and I’m showing 1 TB of total space, and showing 2 drives (channel 0 and channel 1) I think the RAID is functioning. I don’t know if it is setup correctly for sure though as this is my first RAID application. ---
**Author:** ![Jack](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jack/32/7613_2.png) [@Jack](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jack)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2009, 5:22pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/couple-problems-on-the-new-comp-im-trying-to-work-through/63620/7 "2009-02-25T17:22:28Z")
> [@LZ](#): > > On the 2nd part…If you can enter the bios from the USB keyboard they obviously don’t take “forever” to turn on. I should have been more clear. With the G15 it has a built in LCD with an interface, right on the keyboard, these functions are “off” and the backlighting on the board is “off” until about 1:30 into a boot. ---
**Author:** ![LZ1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2009, 5:23pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/couple-problems-on-the-new-comp-im-trying-to-work-through/63620/8 "2009-02-25T17:23:12Z")
The raid you have setup is hardware based…The raid set would have to initialize before the computer would even boot. ---
**Author:** ![LZ1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2009, 5:24pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/couple-problems-on-the-new-comp-im-trying-to-work-through/63620/9 "2009-02-25T17:24:22Z")
> [@Jack](#): > > I should have been more clear. With the G15 it has a built in LCD with an interface, right on the keyboard, these functions are “off” and the backlighting on the board is “off” until about 1:30 into a boot. I would imagine this is something to do with windows loading a driver… If you enter the bios on boot does the LCD light up? ---
**Author:** ![Jack](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jack/32/7613_2.png) [@Jack](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jack)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2009, 5:24pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/couple-problems-on-the-new-comp-im-trying-to-work-through/63620/10 "2009-02-25T17:24:49Z")
> [@LZ](#): > > The raid you have setup is hardware based…The raid set would have to initialize before the computer would even boot. k. So if it isn’t the HDDs… WTF is taking so damn long? ---
**Author:** ![Jack](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jack/32/7613_2.png) [@Jack](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jack)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2009, 5:25pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/couple-problems-on-the-new-comp-im-trying-to-work-through/63620/11 "2009-02-25T17:25:04Z")
> [@LZ](#): > > I would imagine this is something to do with windows loading a driver… > > If you enter the bios on boot does the LCD light up? Let me try. ---
**Author:** ![Jack](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jack/32/7613_2.png) [@Jack](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jack)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2009, 5:31pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/couple-problems-on-the-new-comp-im-trying-to-work-through/63620/12 "2009-02-25T17:31:10Z")
No lcd. no backlight. num lock light is the only thing lit… indicating power. ---
**Author:** ![LZ1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2009, 5:32pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/couple-problems-on-the-new-comp-im-trying-to-work-through/63620/13 "2009-02-25T17:32:50Z")
Windows probably loads some driver which allows these other functions to work properly…which is why it takes so long. ---
**Author:** ![LZ1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@LZ1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LZ1)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2009, 5:36pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/couple-problems-on-the-new-comp-im-trying-to-work-through/63620/14 "2009-02-25T17:36:21Z")
Try disabling system restore? Maybe its taking forever to create a startup restore point? ---
**Author:** ![boardjnky4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/96bed5/32.png) [@boardjnky4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boardjnky4)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2009, 5:38pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/couple-problems-on-the-new-comp-im-trying-to-work-through/63620/15 "2009-02-25T17:38:00Z")
start pulling parts off of it until it stops taking so long, then by process of elimination you will find out what is causing it. ---
**Author:** ![Jack](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jack/32/7613_2.png) [@Jack](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jack)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2009, 5:41pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/couple-problems-on-the-new-comp-im-trying-to-work-through/63620/16 "2009-02-25T17:41:39Z")
> [@LZ](#): > > Windows probably loads some driver which allows these other functions to work properly…which is why it takes so long. I can understand that if I was in windows… while it was loading the drivers, but it takes so long to even get that far. People on lesser computers are getting in from a dead PC in about 30-32 seconds. > [@LZ](#): > > Try disabling system restore? Maybe its taking forever to create a startup restore point? That seems like a valid approach. > [@boardjnky4](#): > > start pulling parts off of it until it stops taking so long, then by process of elimination you will find out what is causing it. I did that for a no-post problem. The quick reference guide for the MOBO said to use 2,4,6 for 3 dimms in triple channel. Turns out it is supposed to be 1,3,5. That didn’t take too long… but what a pita. ---
**Author:** ![BillysRevenge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b9e5f3/32.png) [@BillysRevenge](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BillysRevenge)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2009, 5:55pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/couple-problems-on-the-new-comp-im-trying-to-work-through/63620/17 "2009-02-25T17:55:09Z")
The G15 doesn’t light up until windows fully loads. I have the same keyboard and the same thing happens to me. ---
**Author:** ![Jack](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jack/32/7613_2.png) [@Jack](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jack)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2009, 5:57pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/couple-problems-on-the-new-comp-im-trying-to-work-through/63620/18 "2009-02-25T17:57:46Z")
Maybe I shouldn’t run my mouse through it? I’m sure as it is loading the drivers for the board… it is loading the drivers for the USB? Are you running your mouse through it? ---
**Author:** ![BillysRevenge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b9e5f3/32.png) [@BillysRevenge](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BillysRevenge)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2009, 6:10pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/couple-problems-on-the-new-comp-im-trying-to-work-through/63620/19 "2009-02-25T18:10:26Z")
No those USB ports on the G15 aren’t hi-speed USB ports. I wouldn’t recommend them for anything except maybe thumb drives. ---
**Author:** ![Jack](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jack/32/7613_2.png) [@Jack](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jack)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2009, 6:50pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/couple-problems-on-the-new-comp-im-trying-to-work-through/63620/20 "2009-02-25T18:50:37Z")
I didn’t know that. I’ll re-arrange pre-LAN. [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/couple-problems-on-the-new-comp-im-trying-to-work-through/63620.md?page=2)