I have an issue that has been driving me crazy, lol. Usually I can figure it out myself, and I may of. First off, from a cold boot windows hangs. I get right to the win 8.1 loading screen almost instantly but it just keeps loading. Then if I boot to the bios first and just save and restart, it loads but takes 35 seconds. The same happens when doing a normal restart from inside windows. This didn't always happen though is the thing. I think either I changed something I shouldn't have while exploring the new windows, or possibly a HDD that has been failing on me. The HDD failure is the only thing I can think of it being. Possibly trying to read the drive at every startup.
I have tried 3 different bios versions, I have tried running factory defaults, I have tried while overclocked, I have tried reinstalling the chipset drivers for z97 and all motherboard utilities that I use like the killer nic, and the SoundBlaster onboard audio. I have tried checking the integrity of the windows files, system restores, Image recovery form a month ago. I updated my Crucial MX-100 256gb(OS drive) firmware, I have tested the speeds of my SSD for anomalies, I have ran memtest. I have ran malwarebytes, spybot, and fsecure.
I used to boot in 7/8 secs, now it's usually 35 seconds. I have run out of options at this point, and am looking for any ideas for new things to try. This weekend I am going to pull out the bad HDD and see what happens, as it's the last idea I have.
I would appreciate any help if someone may know some different things to try. Thank you for your time.
I have tried 3 different bios versions, I have tried running factory defaults, I have tried while overclocked, I have tried reinstalling the chipset drivers for z97 and all motherboard utilities that I use like the killer nic, and the SoundBlaster onboard audio. I have tried checking the integrity of the windows files, system restores, Image recovery form a month ago. I updated my Crucial MX-100 256gb(OS drive) firmware, I have tested the speeds of my SSD for anomalies, I have ran memtest. I have ran malwarebytes, spybot, and fsecure.
I used to boot in 7/8 secs, now it's usually 35 seconds. I have run out of options at this point, and am looking for any ideas for new things to try. This weekend I am going to pull out the bad HDD and see what happens, as it's the last idea I have.
I would appreciate any help if someone may know some different things to try. Thank you for your time.