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60 sec delay between BIOS and GRUB screen

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I have a dual-boot Ubuntu/Windows 7 setup. Both are on the same SSD. When I installed Mint 13 a while ago it put Grub on there and I got this strange delay: after the BIOS finishes loading, a blinking cursor (underscore) comes up on the screen and it takes 60 seconds before it changes into that purplish one and I can choose an OS. (The 10 sec delay there is fine.)

I just put reformatted Mint's partition and put Ubuntu 13.04 on there and I believe I replaced the Grub on that SSD in the process. That delay is still there. Any ideas?

I also ran boot-repair (with default settings) and that didn't have any effect.

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answered 1 Year ago taigysel · Accepted Answer

I suggest that your problem could be hardware related rather than due to any software issues.

If you have any external hard disks attached, try disconnecting them one at a time to see if it is one of these that is causing the problem. I had a similar problem which was giving me a huge lag of 30 to 35 seconds.

Next, if you check your hard drives for bad sectors as this could also be part or all of your problem _I also had a bunch of bad sectors on one of my internal drives this probably didn't help the situation. I swapped it for a better one.

Hope this helps ;)