03-28-2023 06:55 AM
Hi,
I finished a new build:
MB ROG STRIX X670E-E GAMING WIFI
CPU Ryzen 9 7950x3d
GPU RTX 4090
RAM G.SKILL Trident Z5 F5-6000J3038F16GX2-TZ5NR
SSD WD-Black sn850x 2TB
Power supply Thermaltake GF3 1200w
OS Windows 11 - BIOS 0925 - Expo 1
360 AIO cooler
When I turn on my PC I got a QCode 15 it will stay on for 5-10 seconds, then it will start booting to windows and everything run normally, but the starting up procedure takes from 35-45 seconds.
Is this normal behavior, or is there something wrong with my RAM?
Thanks
03-28-2023 08:39 AM
Hi Mody79, I have the same CPU, MB, RAM and Bios. My computer works fine, boots up in 40 seconds aprox, but I can't apply EXPO I because if I do that the process takes almost a couple minutes. We have another post under "CAN'T ENTER BIOS" sharing experiences with this configuration. The other problems are: Black screen can't allow to enter Bios, 1003 bios update marks 3080 ti as invalid, can't use 4 modules for RAM, if you use four modules, RAM speed goes back to 3000 MHz (default) and I can't overclock memories because boot time takes too long.
03-29-2023 07:56 PM
Yes it's normal, Q-Code 15 is your system performing Pre-memory System Agent initialization.
Your BIOS will run initializations, check, load microcode, timings, check,... before handing off to OS.
03-31-2023 10:37 AM
Thanks, it did work, and the pc boots very fast 🙂
04-14-2023 09:31 AM
Hi, what is MCR? and how do I turn it on? I’m having the same issue with my pc.
04-14-2023 09:46 AM
memory context restore, in the memory options you can find it.
04-14-2023 10:04 AM
MCR is memory context restore
In your BIOS go to:
Ai Tweaker - DRAM Timing Control - change the following from Auto to Enabled
Power Down = Enabled
Memory Context Restore = Enable
04-16-2023 06:32 AM
Hello Mody79,
It could be normal, my ROG Strix Z690-F Gaming Wifi takes 42 seconds to get to the pin log in screen from the time I press the power button.