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Windows 7 slow boot on laptop | works fine on desktop
So my laptop started to have a slow boot about 2 years ago. It took about 15 minutes to boot up. Same thing when I wake from hibernation.
I have done the basics to fixing slow boots and managed to get it to boot in about 8 minutes. It has been like this for 2 years now.
Recently I changed out the HDD thinking it was the cause. In the process I hooked my original HDD to my desktop and everything was lightning fast.
This is now leading me to think that is has to be hardware causing the slowness since on my desktop it boots fine.
So I am here for suggestions! Here are some things to note:
I have 3 bad usb ports that do not work.
The disk drive does not open. I have to tell it to open from the software end.
I have cleaned the dust out to the best of my ability.
The laptop is 6 years old and has been dropped a many times and is held together with tape at some parts.
It is a Dell Inspiron N5010, 15.6"
My new HDD is 1 TB and I have about 600 GB free space on it.
My current workaround is to just put the laptop to sleep. So as long as I keep it plugged in, it works fine. But if I have to unplug it . . . well it runs out of battery.