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Fresh Windows 7 install takes forever to start booting after POST
I had Windows 7 installed for years and then, opposite of my intention, it was upgraded to 10 somehow. This was about a year ago.
I've been dealing with 10 just because I've been too lazy to wipe and downgrade. Suddenly yesterday, my PC refused to boot 10. It gave me the black and white screen saying that Windows failed to boot and told me to insert my disc to attempt a repair. Obviously my Windows 7 disc did not do anything to repair the somehow botched Windows 10 installation.
I figured this was a perfect opportunity to wipe my OS drive clean and reinstall Windows 7.
My issue is that my computer powers up and POSTs fine, but I am stuck with a black screen with a blinking underscore for several minutes before Windows 7 begins to boot. I tried resetting my BIOS to optimized defaults, but this did nothing to remedy the issue. I also tried disconnecting my non-OS drives to see if they were causing it...nothing changed.
I'm running a RAID0 of two Samsung 840 PROs. Never had an issue booting Win7 or 10 prior to this...
Once booted, Windows runs completely fast, smooth, and normal.