Frequently, when booting, my computer lingers at the Windows 10 logo for a whole minute, then goes to the desktop. This might not seem like an issue, but I use a Samsung 850 Pro, and usually my boot times are about 12 seconds. It doesn’t always happen, but seems to be pretty frequent.
During this period I noticed my motherboard (Asus Maximus VII Formula) is displaying a AE Q-Code, which is for “Legacy Boot Mode”. I’ll go over everything I’ve tried so far.
BIOS: As for the BIOS, I’ve loaded optimized defaults and flashed the BIOS with the newest firmware off Asus site. Lowered my RAM clock speed to 1333, and although I thought the issue went away, it still occurred eventually. I only have one HDD (my SSD) and that’s set as boot option 1. I even hooked up a USB drive and disabled the secondary boot options, in case something was happening I couldn’t see. I don’t even have an optical drive to remove. I also tried tweaking the CMS and Fast Boot options off/on. Made no difference.
Memory: My RAM is manually clocked at 2400, but even at 1333 it still occurred. I’ve ran Memtest86 and the tests came back fine. I’ve also re-seated my RAM sticks.
HDD: Ran both Samsung’s Magician and CrystalDisk checks, and they all came back fine. I changed SATA cables and SATA ports on the Mobo.
Drivers: All my drivers, so far as I can tell, are up to date. There are no unidentified devices in the Device Manager. I have two GTX 980 which always are updated as well. I've run GPU benchmarks and they work fine under stress.
Windows: I’ve tried turning off/on Fast Boot. I’ve reinstalled the OS – twice.
Other than this boot issue, everything else works fine. When it does boot right, it’s super quick. I can game hard… all my temperatures are really good.
I feel like I’ve exhausted everything… any ideas would be great.
During this period I noticed my motherboard (Asus Maximus VII Formula) is displaying a AE Q-Code, which is for “Legacy Boot Mode”. I’ll go over everything I’ve tried so far.
BIOS: As for the BIOS, I’ve loaded optimized defaults and flashed the BIOS with the newest firmware off Asus site. Lowered my RAM clock speed to 1333, and although I thought the issue went away, it still occurred eventually. I only have one HDD (my SSD) and that’s set as boot option 1. I even hooked up a USB drive and disabled the secondary boot options, in case something was happening I couldn’t see. I don’t even have an optical drive to remove. I also tried tweaking the CMS and Fast Boot options off/on. Made no difference.
Memory: My RAM is manually clocked at 2400, but even at 1333 it still occurred. I’ve ran Memtest86 and the tests came back fine. I’ve also re-seated my RAM sticks.
HDD: Ran both Samsung’s Magician and CrystalDisk checks, and they all came back fine. I changed SATA cables and SATA ports on the Mobo.
Drivers: All my drivers, so far as I can tell, are up to date. There are no unidentified devices in the Device Manager. I have two GTX 980 which always are updated as well. I've run GPU benchmarks and they work fine under stress.
Windows: I’ve tried turning off/on Fast Boot. I’ve reinstalled the OS – twice.
Other than this boot issue, everything else works fine. When it does boot right, it’s super quick. I can game hard… all my temperatures are really good.
I feel like I’ve exhausted everything… any ideas would be great.
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