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that is not a normal boot time<br />
test if it boots faster in safe mode<br />
or use msconfig : select startup tab, and click disable all. &nbsp;Reboot to test if it is faster<br />
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note that it can be a bad disk also - what raid is it you have? &nbsp;o or 1
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that is not a normal boot time
test if it boots faster in safe mode
or use msconfig : select startup tab, and click disable all.  Reboot to test if it is faster

note that it can be a bad disk also - what raid is it you have?  o or 1

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I'd lodge a support request with Dell and have them involved.
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I'd lodge a support request with Dell and have them involved.

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since it is a mirrored raid, one of the drives can be bad<br />
i suggest to test &nbsp;them each with WD Data lifeguard &nbsp;<a href="https://support.wdc.com/downloads.aspx?lang=en" rel="ugc">https://support.wdc.com/downloads.aspx?lang=en</a> &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;--&gt; &nbsp;long test plse!
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since it is a mirrored raid, one of the drives can be bad
i suggest to test  them each with WD Data lifeguard  https://support.wdc.com/downloads.aspx?lang=en [https://support.wdc.com/downloads.aspx?lang=en]      -->  long test plse!

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it is not one pc having the same issue....there are a lot with the same behavior.....so it is not a disk having issue ....
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it is not one pc having the same issue....there are a lot with the same behavior.....so it is not a disk having issue ....

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sorry - that problem can be caused by many other things - network or so best call in more help
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sorry - that problem can be caused by many other things - network or so best call in more help

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Dear All,<br />
<br />
I have some business pc Optiplex 9020 with OS Win8.1 .My issue is that with raid the pc takes a long time to boot from 40 minutes to 2 hours.Also when we i tried to update some software in the workstation it took many hours and in some pc it fails.<br />
I would like to ask if you have any similar problem with this type of pc and how you have resolve it .<br />
<br />
Regards.<br />
M.
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Dear All,

I have some business pc Optiplex 9020 with OS Win8.1 .My issue is that with raid the pc takes a long time to boot from 40 minutes to 2 hours.Also when we i tried to update some software in the workstation it took many hours and in some pc it fails.
I would like to ask if you have any similar problem with this type of pc and how you have resolve it .

Regards.
M.

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