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Start up problems on 4 O.S. installed Need help

idata — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 21:21:30 GMT

I have installed on one disk WD Caviar black Sata 3 1 TB on port 2: 3 windows 7 64 bit and 1 Windows 8 64 bit. When I boot on a different O.S. the start us process is slow and it takes one to two additional reboots to get the O.S. to accelerate at the start up. All other functions operate properly (video rendering with very satisfying processing time)

The processor is overclocked at 4500. In the bios raid Intel configuration the accelerated disk is marked as unsynced. I have tried to sync it without success.

Could you please let me know if there are any adjustments or corrections that I can make to get all O.S. to accelerate at the start up?

Thank you

System Information follows:

OS name: Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate

OS version: 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1 7601

System name: GERASIMOS-PC

System manufacturer: System manufacturer

System model: System Product Name

Processor: GenuineIntel Intel64 Family 6 Model 42 Stepping 7 3,501 GHz

BIOS: American Megatrends Inc., 3506

Intel® Rapid Storage Technology

Kit installed: 11.1.0.1006

User interface version: 11.1.0.1006

Language: Greek (Greece)

Intel RAID controller: Intel(R) Desktop/Workstation/Server Express Chipset SATA RAID Controller

Number of SATA ports: 6

RAID option ROM version: 11.0.0.1339

Driver version: 11.1.0.1006

ISDI version: 11.1.0.1006

Hardware Information

Name: Array_0000

Size: 56 GB

Available space: 0 GB

Disk data cache: Enabled

Number of volumes: 1

Volume member: Volume_0000

Number of disks: 1

Array disk: OCZ-B6J02WM1717LTV16

Name: Volume_0000

Status: Normal

Type: RAID 0

Usage: Cache volume

Size: 56 GB

Data stripe size: 128 KB

Write-back cache: Disabled

Physical sector size: 512 Bytes

Logical sector size: 512 Bytes

Parent array: Array_0000

Number of disks: 1

Array disk: OCZ-B6J02WM1717LTV16

Disk on port 0

Port location: Internal

Status: Normal

Type: Solid-state drive

Usage: Cache device

Size: 56 GB

Serial number: OCZ-B6J02WM1717LTV16

Model: OCZ-AGILITY3

Firmware: 2.15

Password protected: No

Disk data cache: Enabled

Native command queuing: Yes

SATA transfer rate: 6 Gb/s

Physical sector size: 512 Bytes

Logical sector size: 512 Bytes

Disk on port 1

Port location: Internal

Status: Normal

Type: Hard disk

Usage: Available

Size: 1,8 TB

Serial number: WD-WCAZA8102909

Model: WDC WD20EARX-00PASB0

Firmware: 51.0AB51

System disk: No

Password protected: No

Disk data cache: Enabled

Native command queuing: Yes

SATA transfer rate: 6 Gb/s

Physical sector size: 4096 Bytes

Logical sector size: 512 Bytes

Disk on port 2

Port location: Internal

Status: Normal

Type: Hard disk

Usage: Accelerated disk

Acceleration mode: Maximized

Size: 932 GB

Serial number: WD-WCATR9401286

Model: WDC WD1002FAEX-00Z3A0

Firmware: 05.01D05

System disk: Yes

Password protected: No

Disk data cache: Enabled

Native command queuing: Yes

SATA transfer rate: 3 Gb/s

Physical sector size: 512 Bytes

Logical sector size: 512 Bytes

Disk on port 5

Port location: Internal

Status: Normal

Type: Hard disk

Usage: Available

Size: 699 GB

Serial number: WD-WMATW0235725

Model: WDC WD7502ABYS-02A6B0

Firmware: 03.00C06

System disk: No

Password protected: No

Disk data cache: Enabled

Native command queuing: Yes

SATA transfer rate: 3 Gb/s

Physical sector size: 512 Bytes

Logical sector size: 512 Bytes

Disk on port 3

Port location: Internal

Status: Normal

Type: Solid-state drive

Usage: Unknown

Size: 0 GB

Serial number:

Model: Optiarc DVD RW AD-7280S

Firmware: 1.01

System disk: No

Password protected: No

Disk data cache: Disabled

Native command queuing: No

SATA transfer rate: 1.5 Gb/s

Physical sector size: 0 Bytes

Logical sector size: 0 Bytes

Disk on port 4

Port location: Internal

Status: Normal

Type: Solid-state drive

Usage: Unknown

Size: 0 GB

Serial number:

Model: TSSTcorp CDDVDW SH-S223F

Firmware: SB00

System disk: No

Password protected: No

Disk data cache: Disabled

Native command queuing: No

SATA transfer rate: 1.5 Gb/s

Physical sector size: 0 Bytes

Logical sector size: 0 Bytes

Re: Start up problems on 4 O.S. installed Need help

idata — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 19:55:21 GMT

Hello Gerasimos,

I see that you are having problems with the boot up time and the boot from the operating system disk.

In regards to the problems that you are experiencing I see that the power supply could be the problem. I recommend you to test with a higher wattage power supply.

I also recommend you to set a hard drive delay in BIOS to allow the hard drive to initialize.

Regards

Re: Start up problems on 4 O.S. installed Need help

idata — Sat, 31 Mar 2012 20:49:31 GMT

Dear Victor good evening

Thank you so much for your responce, although I do not have any actual problems everything is running ok just the start up time is longer when I switch to a different OS.

In ref to your suggestions, would you be so kind to send me some instructions how to do this as I am self taught and this is the first time that I am getting involved with this technology.

In the INTEL bios raid configuration that appears before the boot manager, the hard disc set up is the following:

1) Port 0: SSD 56 Gb for caching with the indication normal

2)Port 1: WD 1,8 Tb non raid HD

AND 3) Port 2: is the WD 1Tb non raid HD with the 4 OSs installed (3 win 7 64 bit and 1 Windows 8 64 bit concumers preview) This disc has the green star and indicates that is the accelerated disc. Pls dont ask me why I have installed 4 OSs, I can ony say that the other members of my family they prefer to have their own OS and not user's status.

Should I disable acceleration, connect the disc that I want to accelerate to port 1 the other (WD 1,8 Tb) to port 2 and enable acceleration again?

Regarding the Intel Rapid storage panel same here as well, pls check the following images:

Furthermore, I have the VIRTU control panel crashing on start up (not all the times, once every 3-4 starts)) and I have disabled it from the MSCONFIG. Could you please let me know if I do need it to start with the OS in order to have the VIRTU running?

Description:

Virtu controlpanel had Stopped working

Problem signature:

Problem Event Name: CLR20r3

Problem Signature 01: virtucontrolpanel.exe

Problem Signature 02: 1.2.112.20176

Problem Signature 03: 4f05d749

Problem Signature 04: GuiCommon

Problem Signature 05: 1.2.112.20176

Problem Signature 06: 4f05d739

Problem Signature 07: 27c

Problem Signature 08: 172

Problem Signature 09: System.NullReferenceException

OS Version: 6.1.7601.2.1.0.256.1

Locale ID: 1032

Thank you once more for your assistance and support, much appreciated

Sincerely

Gerasimos

Re: Start up problems on 4 O.S. installed Need help

idata — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 18:40:44 GMT

Dear Victor good evening,

Do you have any news for me?

I would really appreciate it

Thank you

Gerasimos