I upgraded to windows 7 recently. It took several tries to get everything working right, but hopefully someone will read this and avoid my mistakes. There are a few minor driver issues which can be solved by installing them BEFORE you go to Microsoft to update/activate your system. Specifically, the...

Thanks for the advice.. as far as memory, Slot 0 has a 4Gb DDR3 DIMM installed as recommended by crucial.com. Slot 1 has the original 2Gb DDR3 DIMM from the factory. tried everything you suggested.. with everything except the HDD disconnected, boot time was about 40 seconds. Startup time got a littl...

there's nothing wrong with the HDD. I tried it in another laptop and windows 7 starts in less than 30 seconds

I fix computers and laptops for my friends, and consider myself a skilled amateur when it comes to fixing computer problems. I recently bought a used t400 (2767 wd3) that works great except that it takes about 2 minutes from the time I push the power button before windows (7 Ultimate 64-bit) starts ...