ill try the alignment. Is the program "Soluto" good?
the tool i linked is straight forward and its what i use. it does the job. the tool you are asking about i have no idea if its good or not because ive never used it. :)
Ah partitions, (facepalm) I havent partitioned a drive in over ten years.
OMG , 9 minutes to BOOT ? i can masturbate twice in that time.... if my rig took 9 minutes to boot up i would kill it with FIRE
:) lol