Upgrade HP Pavilion Notebook Star Wars Edition

[Karimyhog]

Hi, my laptop takes about 10 minutes to boot up. How can I improve it? Will upgrade RAM help? What should I do? Thank you. 

More Information:

Processor name Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-6200U CPU @2.30GHz Memory 6G 

[WAWood]

@Karimyhog 

No, adding more RAM will not speed up the boot process.

This issue is often due to a failing drive. So, let's check that first, because if it is failing, it would need to be replaced and there is no point then in doing anything else until we confirm that.

If your PC is new enough to support UEFI, you can use these steps to test the hard drive: http://support.hp.com/us-en/document/c00439024

If not, to check the drive you have to follow these steps:
1) Press Esc key repeatedly, several times a second, while rebooting the laptop. Do NOT hold the key down, just press it over and over.
2) Eventually, you will see an HP Startup Menu
3) Press the Function key for testing the hard drive (usually F2) and let it run.

[Karimyhog]

Thank you for the quick reply. Yes, you're right. It's the drive and it failed before I can do anything with it. What should I do to able to reuse my laptop? Please advice. Thank you.