Z690 & Z790 SERIES SLOW BOOT

[Zardoc]

Hi all,

I just want Asus to try to at least take into consideration complaints high and wide from users with systems that boot way slower than previous 200-500 series.

I really love the reliability of Asus boards but one of the things most users expect and look for is faster boot times with their systems.

Imagine, having to to remove realtek sound drivers just to get a faster boot. I have a Prime 200 and a 390 that boot faster than my Tuf 690 with only nvme m.2 drives. The others machines have 2.5 SSDs.

Then I get my friend that brags to me that his MSI boots in a whopping 7 seconds. Sure, it's a 12900k but that's not much more than my 12700k.

So Asus, can you please work on speeding up boot times on the boards ?

Thanks

[bass_junkie_xl]

part of the issue is sonic studio / realtec audio drivers  

uninstal realtec usb audio / sonic studio 
enable dram fast boot under dram settings at bottom of page 
under boot page in bios set fast boot on 

i can get in to windows in 11 seconds

z690/z790

[JohnAb]

Thanks, my main delay seems to be the POST process (30 seconds) followed by Windows (maybe 15-20 seconds). Good to know removing  the Realtek drivers and SS3 will help as well though. 

[Saltgrass]

I did not see anyone mention the LEDs that turn on during the boot process.  On my Z790 Hero, the first three (red-amber-white), come on in sequence for different components.  Does one of those stay on longer than the others?

Once the Green light shows, you are booting into Windows.  Possibly, if you combined the light color with the LED numbers you might get an idea of which part of the boot is slowing you down.  Just today, my system would not go past the white light, which is video.  I had to shut the system down and cycle the power supply before I could get past that point.

[chaywood]

Hi bass_junkie_xl,

Where exactly is the "dram fast boot" located? I cannot seem to locate it on my z690 STRIX BIOS.

I can find fast boot under the boot page. But, nothing for DRAM.

[Silent_Scone]

Use the search function on the toolbar located at the top of the page and type in Fastboot if unable to locate it

Fastboot or MRC Fastboot bypasses longer memory training routines during a reboot or power on as long as the AC (mains power) stays connected to the system.

[bigjohns97]

@bass_junkie_xl Thanks so much for posting this, I kept waiting for this slow USB init on windows to fix itself and finally got fed up and just purchased a discrete sound card.

Best choice ever.

BTW you're not Junkie XL (DJ) are you?

[Johuafaabiol]

Hi, if you uninstall your sound drivers how do you get sound to work and how do you control your sound settings such as your equilizer?

[caqo1971]

That is exactly tje thing that slow down the boot process. i know that first time checking components might lead to a larger time to boot, but then, boot up process have to be quick.