T400 boot time takes long time & has issue with restart

Not sure if any one has already posted this and got replies...
my T400 has a strange issue. it takes a lot time in pre-boot... a cursor blinks on the top left corner for 5+ minutes and then loads the 'Windows loading...' screen for about another 5 mins and finally shows the windows logon screen.
Additionaly, when i hit shutdown, i am fine. if i hit restart - i am sitting there for ever.
my laptop has 8GB RAM + 256 GB SSD + Windows 7 Ultimate x64.

Srini,
I brought your tweet in and started a new thread and then found you already had a forum discussion going, so I'll just apend to your original thread and will leave this since I tweeted the link back to you to let you know we were taking a look.(Apologies)
Does this abnormally long startup of your T400 occur when docked or by itself? On battery or on AC power?
Have you checked the boot device order in BIOS? Make sure HDD is listed first.
Are there a lot of applications being loaded in the startup folder?
Have you tried using the MSCONFIG utility (start -> run ->msconfig) and then selected the startup tab to see what programs are being loaded during boot and if you can uncheck some that you don't always need to load?
This could reduce your boot time. I believe this, along with some setting tweaks was suggested in a similar T400 slow boot thread here...
Perhaps other members will have additional suggestions....
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