Need some serious help with my post times, please!

[Evileyes]

My system takes 33 seconds to get into windows and its DRIVING me crazy. I just got the Samsung 950 Pro and I was hearing how people's systems start in under 10 seconds..

Here is a video of the post! https://youtu.be/1UgSt9rKA9g

My system:

Asus X99-A - current bios
Intel i7 X5960 @ 4.25Ghz
16GB Corsair doms 2800mhz
Samsung 950 pro M.2
Windows 10 Pro 64-bit
SB Omni 5.1 external sound
and some extras

If you have any tips please feel free to explain, ive been up night after night trying to improve my post times. and its only getting worse. Ive done fresh installs, tried countless tweaks in windows, countless overclocking profiles, turned off ram timings..etc in the bios along with different settings, this is driving me nut.. any help on this subject I would really appreciate it!


Thanks in advance!

[NemesisChild]

Welcome to the forum!

Did you do an UEFI installation of W10?

Setting post delay from 3 to 0 seconds in the bios will help some.

[Evileyes]

I did that install, but I don't remember seeing that post delay option, I will try it tonight, thank you!

[Chino]

Have you disabled CSM?

[Evileyes]

Yes I did disable DSM in bios

[drop4205]

You might try 2 settings in dram timing page from auto to attempt fast boot on memory training. Is boot order set as windows install manager first? Have you gone into bios and reset everything to default and put no overclock on anything? Unplug all usb devices and see if that may point to a device that isnt compatable during boot? Is there a certain q code that it hangs on longer than normal? Im at 12 to 13 sec for my startup time on warm boot and 15 sec for a cold boot roughly. DDR4 ram on x99 does intensive memory testing during boot up

[Evileyes]

drop4205 wrote:
You might try 2 settings in dram timing page from auto to attempt fast boot on memory training. Is boot order set as windows install manager first? Have you gone into bios and reset everything to default and put no overclock on anything? Unplug all usb devices and see if that may point to a device that isnt compatable during boot? Is there a certain q code that it hangs on longer than normal? Im at 12 to 13 sec for my startup time on warm boot and 15 sec for a cold boot roughly. DDR4 ram on x99 does intensive memory testing during boot up

Hey there, thank you for your response. I had fast boot enabled on memory training.. and windows install manager first.
I have tried default bios and removed all USB's and tried new keyboard and mouse USB.. I did find a Q-Code that it hangs on for a little bit.
Q-Code: F6 - and the description is "Reserved for future AMI progress codes" I have no idea what that means...

Here is a video of the post!

What do you think?

[Legolas]

Hi Evileyes,
DId you update NVMe drivers from Samsung?
Disable PS/2 support in BIOS, it will boot faster.

[Evileyes]

Legolas wrote:
Hi Evileyes,
DId you update NVMe drivers from Samsung?
Disable PS/2 support in BIOS, it will boot faster.

Yes on both of those. 🙂

Thanks for the reply!

[drop4205]

950 pro shouldnt take that long to load. I just switched to one last night. Post beep 3 to 4 sec then desktop in another 8 to 10 sec. Are all drivers installed? Irst, mei, chipset etc? Have you unplugged all usb componets and tried? Im on bios 2001 have not tried any newer ones. If you have bio 3004 id flasback to 2001 or 2101 but i havent tried 2101 yet as 2001 rocks for me right now. I have heard of issues when using 3004 cause its ment for the new broadwell e chips not haswell e.