I now have build 7600 of W7 x64 Pro installed, and for the most part, it is acting as expected, with one notable exception. It remains on the Windows Starting logo screen for ~60-80 seconds. Once at desktop, it hums along as well as always. This was not characteristic of the beta or RC of x64, but very similar to that of the x32 RC that I have installed on a separate drive.
The fact that this is occurring on two separate drives, with two different versions of W7, seems to eliminate the harddrives as the crux of the problem.
In both cases, I have tried selective and diagnostic startups with startup items and drivers disabled, with no noticeable effect. I'm not positive about x32, but with x64 this problem began with installation, before any programs or drivers were installed (except native drivers, of course).
I've been scratching my head, but I can't think of anything that I've changed between the various OS versions, except changing the MB and it's BIOS chip, but then the problem with x32 was the same with the previous MB/chip.
I've been scanning previous posts that the search found, regarding this, and I haven't read anything that seems to relate. Despite the fact that some people get good performance, I'm wondering if some change between the x64 RC that booted quickly, and now the RTM that is slow could be due to some change that MS has made in them?
The fact that this is occurring on two separate drives, with two different versions of W7, seems to eliminate the harddrives as the crux of the problem.
In both cases, I have tried selective and diagnostic startups with startup items and drivers disabled, with no noticeable effect. I'm not positive about x32, but with x64 this problem began with installation, before any programs or drivers were installed (except native drivers, of course).
I've been scratching my head, but I can't think of anything that I've changed between the various OS versions, except changing the MB and it's BIOS chip, but then the problem with x32 was the same with the previous MB/chip.
I've been scanning previous posts that the search found, regarding this, and I haven't read anything that seems to relate. Despite the fact that some people get good performance, I'm wondering if some change between the x64 RC that booted quickly, and now the RTM that is slow could be due to some change that MS has made in them?
My Computer
- Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
- DIY
- OS
- W7x64 Pro, SuSe 12.1/** W7 x64 Pro, XP MCE
- CPU
- Phenom II 1090T w/Noctua NH-D14 /**4400+ X2 w/CM Hyper TX 3
- Motherboard
- ASRock 890FX Deluxe 4/**A8N-SLI
- Memory
- 2 x 2GB Patriot PGS34g1600LLKA/**4x1GB Corsair VS
- Graphics Card(s)
- EVGA GTX460 SC/**EVGA 8800GTS
- Sound Card
- Asus Xonar D2X/**Xonar D1
- Monitor(s) Displays
- Acer X233H, Dell E152FPc /**LG M237-WD
- Screen Resolution
- 1920x1080 & 1024x768/**1980x1080
- Hard Drives
- WDC 2TB, 1.5TB, 1TB, 500GB,Seagate 500GB , Maxtor 80GB /**500GB Seagate & WDC 1TB Black
- PSU
- CM RS600 w/ APC BX1000G/**Antec 500 TP w/ APC BX1000
- Case
- HAF922/**Antec 1040IIB
- Cooling
- 3x200mm, 1x140 and 1x120mm/**5x80mm fans
- Keyboard
- Logitech Media USB/**Saitek Eclipse
- Mouse
- Cordless Trackman Wheel/**Ditto
- Internet Speed
- 3.3Mbps
- Other Info
- SB 560 5.1 w/ Sennheiser RS140/**Creative T20 speakers, Dvico FusionHDTV7 Gold RT, Cisco E3000, HP 5510V AIO, Linksys E3000, Belkin F5U237 hub and **F5D8055 adapter
(** = 2nd rig)