Very slow installation on new win 7 64 bit build (Resolved)

scary

Hi all,

After building my new pc and installing win 7 64 bit, i've noticed that it takes forever and a day to install anything, eg 40 mins for itunes, 30 mins for steam...it downloads ok its just the installing that takes for ever, any thoughts would be appreciated.

thks

antocann

scary wrote: »

Hi all,

After building my new pc and installing win 7 64 bit, i've noticed that it takes forever and a day to install anything, eg 40 mins for itunes, 30 mins for steam...it downloads ok its just the installing that takes for ever, any thoughts would be appreciated.

thks

what are the specs , and how old is the harddrive you put in it

scary

I5 2500K
16GB Ram
HD6950 GPU
AS Rock Z68 Extreme 4 Gen 3 Mobo
128GB crucial M4 SSD
2TB WD green HDD (new)
1 TB WD green HDD (year old)

everything is working fine and it takes an age regardless of which drive i install too

antocann

scary wrote: »

I5 2500K
16GB Ram
HD6950 GPU
AS Rock Z68 Extreme 4 Gen 3 Mobo
128GB crucial M4 SSD
2TB WD green HDD (new)
1 TB WD green HDD (year old)

everything is working fine and it takes an age regardless of which drive i install too

posibly dodgy cd drive?

Applebhoy

install the latest chipset drivers and Intel Rapid Storage drivers from intel's website, also check that crucial ssd drive has the latest firmware

Gadgetman496

Have you checked your BIOS to see that AHCI is enabled and not native IDE?

It's also recommended that when installing the OS to an SSD that you have all other drives disconnected during the the initial OS install but I think that might only apply if one of the other drives has an earlier OS like Vista or 7 (something to do with Vista & 7 only storing the boot information on one drive) Not applicable in your case I'd imagine.

Overheal

id agree with disconnecting the mechanical drives for the system setup process, just in case.

Overheal

Cabinbee.com wrote: »

Have you considered dumping windows for something else? Might be worth at least taking Kubuntu linux for a test drive (at least you can verify if the problem is your software or hardware. It will install in about 15 mins, you can install windows over it later but at least it might point you in the right direction. You can download it quickly at www.kubuntu.org

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scary

Issue resolved, I did a full format on the new drive and updated various drivers and that seems to have sorted it.

thks for the help guys