the computer did not start in aprox. 3 seconds.. it takes 25 seconds. is there somethig wrong? my new computer takes more time booting than the description said. the descriptions said is takes aprox. 3 seconds booting the windows 7 home premium. i have not installed any additional program yet, only the AVG free 2011 antivirus. th computer takes about 25 seconds to start until the login menu, then takes more seconds to start te other programs when yo login.. why does this happen? my laptop has something wrong? the computer did not start in aprox. 3 seconds.. it takes 25 seconds. is there somethig wrong? my new computer takes more time booting than the description said. the descriptions said is takes... » Read More the computer did not start in aprox. 3 seconds.. it takes 25 seconds. is there somethig wrong? my new computer takes more time booting than the description said. the descriptions said is takes aprox. 3 seconds booting the windows 7 home premium. i have not installed any additional program yet, only the AVG free 2011 antivirus. th computer takes about 25 seconds to start until the login menu, then takes more seconds to start te other programs when yo login.. why does this happen? my laptop has something wrong? « Show Less
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Did you enable the Fast Start? If you disabled some power features it requires Fast Start to be turned off. 3 second boot refers to idle/stand by not from OFF.
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Were you turning it on or resuming from sleep mode? Resuming from sleep mode takes three seconds.
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I chose Intel because I use it more often. I play World of Warcraft and raid alot and wanted to "feel" safe while playing/raiding. My system boots up and I am playing WoW within 45 seconds from the time that I push the power button on. Entering instances are usually 5 seconds faster than those who don't have SSD.
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"and Have EXTRA patience when first turning them on outta the BOX, it takes several resets and trys, took about 20 minutes ! IT WILL COME ON..."What are you talking about?!?! Maybe you had issues, but I never did at all, I took it out and charged the battery like you are supposed to, and then it worked perfectly afterwards and has ever since (just over a year now). I never heard of anyone else having this initial start-up issue, I was a regular on the Archos Fans forums and never saw multiple discussions on this (meaning it was *not* a big problem that lots of people were having). Don't try and tell people that *everyone* will have this issue happen to them, that is so not cool... "and Have EXTRA patience when first turning them on outta the BOX, it takes several resets and trys, took about 20 minutes ! IT WILL COME ON..."What are you talking about?!?! Maybe you had issues, but I never did at all, I took it out and charged the battery like you are supposed to, and then it worked perfectly afterwards and has ever since (just over a year now). I never heard of anyone else having this initial start-up issue, I was a regular on the Archos Fans forums and never saw multiple discussions on this (meaning it was *not* a big problem that lots of people... » Read More "and Have EXTRA patience when first turning them on outta the BOX, it takes several resets and trys, took about 20 minutes ! IT WILL COME ON..."What are you talking about?!?! Maybe you had issues, but I never did at all, I took it out and charged the battery like you are supposed to, and then it worked perfectly afterwards and has ever since (just over a year now). I never heard of anyone else having this initial start-up issue, I was a regular on the Archos Fans forums and never saw multiple discussions on this (meaning it was *not* a big problem that lots of people were having). Don't try and tell people that *everyone* will have this issue happen to them, that is so not cool... « Show Less
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I cannot talk technicalities here, but I know by personal experience it will be a very noticible difference. If you're strictly concerned with a boot time, SSD will be much faster.
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It is a regular computer. I have mine connected to a monitor and keyboard and the internet/router. I use it host a weatherstation application and a security camera app. That being said... it's a pretty low end processor. I run Windows 7 and keep it running 24/7. It works... I just wish it had a little more processing power / speed.I just ran some youtube videos on mine.. it was OK. The video was a little jittery. But in fairness I have two other apps running at the same, one of which is a security camera and it uses a lot of video processing.If you don't plan to run too heavy a load on it... it will probably be OK. It is a regular computer. I have mine connected to a monitor and keyboard and the internet/router. I use it host a weatherstation application and a security camera app. That being said... it's a pretty low end processor. I run Windows 7 and keep it running 24/7. It works... I just wish it had a little more processing power / speed.I just ran some youtube videos on mine.. it was OK. The video was a little jittery. But in fairness I have two other apps running at the same, one of which is a security camera and it uses a lot of video processing.If you don't plan to run... » Read More It is a regular computer. I have mine connected to a monitor and keyboard and the internet/router. I use it host a weatherstation application and a security camera app. That being said... it's a pretty low end processor. I run Windows 7 and keep it running 24/7. It works... I just wish it had a little more processing power / speed.I just ran some youtube videos on mine.. it was OK. The video was a little jittery. But in fairness I have two other apps running at the same, one of which is a security camera and it uses a lot of video processing.If you don't plan to run too heavy a load on it... it will probably be OK. « Show Less
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It took me a crazy amount of time for me to. It took hours for the one I had. Nothing but problem after problem when I got this computer.
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I bought a Samsung ssd 256GB and cloned the drive with the included software. Works great. Just estimating the boot time before and after by counting in my head, before it took say 40 seconds from when I saw the first bios splash screen, and after putting in the ssd it takes 6 seconds to boot.
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Nevermind - I've since put Windows 7 Home Premium on this computer and it runs like a champ. No slow-downs, slightly better battery life and quick boot up/shut-down times. I'm happy!
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Both the screen not turning on and the overheating would be covered. The "so slow" can be because it is overloaded, low ram, the internet connection and viruses as well as many other things that really are not necessarily the computer itself so probably would not be covered.
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I'm not sure what a good boot time or a bad boot time is as I live in the country and do not have a very high internet speed. For me though, I think it works great. Its small but gets the job done. Hope this helps.
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it does take like 2 minutes to boot up. After the Smart TV logo there should be four colored circles intersecting each other. If you're not seen that your item is not booting and you may have a defective unit. Otherwise give it a few minutes.
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It doesn't take long maybe less than a minute...... You probably got a bad one.... Check to see if you have it connected correctly... if that is not the issue return it for a replacement that works, you will not be disappointed if you get one that works.
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The purpose is that, together with Windows 8 and the otherwise fast HDD, it boots the system completely in 20 (twenty) seconds. With an antivirus system on. I couldn't have imagined it with my earlier computers. So the SSD stores the Windows system files and the normal HDD stores the programs later installed and all other data.
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Pretty damn fast. It has a ssd cache drive, not sure if that helps at all, but it boots up quick regularly. Less than 30 seconds from power off.
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No it doesn't work right away, and I didn't bother trying more. Used Win 7 instead.
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A lot of computers are set in the BIOS to boot from a removable USB drive before the main HDD (Drive "C"). This will DRASTICALLY slow down boot up time, if not crash it all together on some systems, due to looking for a boot sector that isn't there. The solution is to run "setup" on your machine, and tell it to use your internal hard-drive as the primary boot device, OR if you can set the "boot order", set it to Floppy, CD-ROM, Main HDD, Network, THEN set USB removable drives as the last resort to boot. That will fix it. (NOTE: Always set the CD-ROM drive to boot before the HDD, just in case you need to reload windows sometime.)
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I don't find it slow at all, it's the fastest computer I have owned or used. I am not a gamer or anything, so that could be all relative.