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Question

What is correct boot order?

May 17, 2017 8:14PM PDT

Just updated my sisters computer, Compaq Presario CQ5320F, with the creators update. Per Grif Thomas instructions everything went very well. Just minor adjustments were necessary. Much easier then when I did a clean install from a CD ISO.

Anyway, noticed that boot seemed slow so I checked the bios. Was set as follows: 1-CD-Rom, 2-Hard Drive, 3-Floppy (has no floppy), 4-Network Boot. I changed to following: 1-Hard Drive, 2-Network Boot, 3-CD-Rom, 4-Floppy.

Wanting to know if this is correct. This was an Windows 7 OS, which I updated to Windows 10 last year, and now to the creators update. All windows updates done.

Thanks in advance

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I'd Leave It As It Was.....
May 18, 2017 7:57PM PDT

Leaving the DVD/CD drive as first and the Hard drive as second is generally the best way to go. For most, you can disable the Network boot and if there is no floppy, disable it as well. Leaving the DVD/CD drive as first allows you to boot from a Windows disk, whenever you need to. Plus, if there is no bootable disk in the DVD/CD drive, it automatically goes to the hard drive anyway. This should make no difference in the time it takes to boot up.

If you leave the Hard drive as first, if it fails, then you won't be able to boot from a DVD/CD recovery disk or Windows disk unless you change the boot order again.

Also, many BIOS settings have an option to boot from USB, if you enable it. If USB boot is possible, many prefer booting from a USB/Flash drive first, then DVD/CD drive, the hard drive. You'll have to check your BIOS settings to see if USB boot is available.

All of this is your choice though. Do what you think is right.

Hope this helps.

Grif

Post was last edited on May 18, 2017 7:59 PM PDT

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Well, that's why I asked the question, Thanks
May 18, 2017 8:43PM PDT

On a related note, the creators update must really "mix" up the files, my sisters computer was only 6 % fragmented and it took over an hour and a half to defrag. I recall mine, after the 'update' was around 16-18% fragmented and took quite a while to defrag. In retrospect I suppose that was to be expected.

Thanks again for replying.

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boot order
May 19, 2017 6:21AM PDT

if I was you after upgradeing from windows 7 to 10 I would backup anything you want and do a clean install otherwise your probably going to have some problems I found out the hard way all of my computers that I upgraded to windows 10 had differrnent problems until I did a clean install and make sure your drivers are updated

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Different Results Here...
May 19, 2017 4:32PM PDT

All machines here were "upgraded/updated" to the Creators Update, most using an ISO from either a DVD, USB, or on the desktop. No real problems except for one machine. In that case, yep, we had to do a clean install. The upgrade/update went fine but for some reason, the computer wouldn't correct some of the minor glitches it had after the upgrade/update.

Remember though, this thread is about the Creators Update. It's more of an update than an upgrade. Now if you're talking about a true "upgrade" from an earlier operating system to Windows 10, then that's a different story as many computers simply weren't fully compatible with Win10 and their earlier operating system installations weren't all that great either. As we've seen on these forums, quite a few had to perform clean installs which also reformatted the hard drive, correcting a lot of previous OS errors.

Hope this helps.

Grif

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correct boot
May 20, 2017 12:43AM PDT

For best performance, put your normal boot device.
That way, the bios does not waste time trying to detect a device that is not there.
If you occasionally need to boot from a different device, you must take the time to change the order in the bios.

If you are constantly rebooting with a dvd or USB, then you might put them first.
But, remember to remove the media before you boot from a hard drive.

I suggest you minimize booting in the first place. Instead of shutting down, use sleep to the S3 sleep state(no hibernation)
The pc put into a very low power state, with only the ram powered.
It takes only a few seconds to sleep or wake.