Really Slow Boot Time - Ryzen 5 1600

[richy815]

Hey guys!

This issue has been present for over a year now, when I built my PC. It takes an abnormally high time after power up to even display the ASUS (my Mobo) logo (15 seconds) and then the system remains a little laggy for a few minutes after reaching the desktop. This was present even when the system was brand new and all BIOS updates were done.

I kinda got used to it but it still bugs me. I'm not sure if it's the UPS which maybe takes a long time to power the system up or if it's the monitor which is fundamentally slow to get the signal. My specs are below:

Ryzen 5 1600
ASUS Prime B350-PLUS
Gskill Ripjaws 8GB 3000MHz
Zotac GTX 1050 Ti OC
LG 22MP68VQ Monitor
Seasonic 600W PSU

 

[morgancomputers]

Hey..

Can you get some details on the BIOS settings and version? Often slow boot times can be a result of things like Boot order, Drive checks and RAM parity testing. Also is the Bios version the most current version 4011?

https://www.asus.com/us/Motherboards/PRIME-B350-PLUS/HelpDesk_BIOS/

 

[CountMike]

Well, as all of those can slow boot time you are best situated to eliminate at least some of potential problems like connecting directly to power without UPS for instance. Look at monitor's light and see when the color changes, that should tell you when the signal activates it.
Turn off Asus logo so you can see what is going on during start sequence. At the beginning, BIOS had problem with recognizing memory properly and did "double take" to enact "Memory training" actually starting twice.
Also check for disk booting order and set it manually.

 

[richy815]

Hey..

Can you get some details on the BIOS settings and version? Often slow boot times can be a result of things like Boot order, Drive checks and RAM parity testing. Also is the Bios version the most current version 4011?

https://www.asus.com/us/Motherboards/PRIME-B350-PLUS/HelpDesk_BIOS/

Will check BIOS version and tell you.

 

[richy815]

Well, as all of those can slow boot time you are best situated to eliminate at least some of potential problems like connecting directly to power without UPS for instance. Look at monitor's light and see when the color changes, that should tell you when the signal activates it.
Turn off Asus logo so you can see what is going on during start sequence. At the beginning, BIOS had problem with recognizing memory properly and did "double take" to enact "Memory training" actually starting twice.
Also check for disk booting order and set it manually.

Thanks. I'll try doing these. But I guess bypassing UPS won't be a permanent solution as I don't want the components running on direct power. It'll pinpoint the error though.

 

[richy815]

Hey..

Can you get some details on the BIOS settings and version? Often slow boot times can be a result of things like Boot order, Drive checks and RAM parity testing. Also is the Bios version the most current version 4011?

https://www.asus.com/us/Motherboards/PRIME-B350-PLUS/HelpDesk_BIOS/

I'm also worried about changing the BIOS, as currently my RAM is working fine at the rated speed (3000 MHz).

 

[morgancomputers]

Hey..

Can you get some details on the BIOS settings and version? Often slow boot times can be a result of things like Boot order, Drive checks and RAM parity testing. Also is the Bios version the most current version 4011?

https://www.asus.com/us/Motherboards/PRIME-B350-PLUS/HelpDesk_BIOS/

I'm also worried about changing the BIOS, as currently my RAM is working fine at the rated speed (3000 MHz).

The MOBO is rated to 3200MHz DDR4 so there is no reason a Bios Flash will effect the speed of your RAM. As per other sugestions 1st place to start will be Boot Order, and double check the settings to make sure its not running full Scans/checks every boot that will delay the start time for sure.

 

[kadec.a.mackinney]

just wanna mention that slow boot times like this is normal, unless you have an ssd, it will take a while for the pc to load everything.

 

[morgancomputers]

just wanna mention that slow boot times like this is normal, unless you have an ssd, it will take a while for the pc to load everything.

HDDs are inherently slow to boot yes, but time can be saved before the HDD sequence even begins by minimising the pre-load actions. By far the best action to speed this up would be grab a small 128GB SSD do a fresh install of the OS and use that as the primary drive. Boot times will be reduced to around 30 seconds from off to ready to use.

 

[richy815]

Hey..

Can you get some details on the BIOS settings and version? Often slow boot times can be a result of things like Boot order, Drive checks and RAM parity testing. Also is the Bios version the most current version 4011?

https://www.asus.com/us/Motherboards/PRIME-B350-PLUS/HelpDesk_BIOS/

I'm also worried about changing the BIOS, as currently my RAM is working fine at the rated speed (3000 MHz).

The MOBO is rated to 3200MHz DDR4 so there is no reason a Bios Flash will effect the speed of your RAM. As per other sugestions 1st place to start will be Boot Order, and double check the settings to make sure its not running full Scans/checks every boot that will delay the start time for sure.

So I updated the BIOS to the latest version and disabled any secondary boot options. Could you please advise on how to check for scans and checks? Not really sure about that. Thanks.

 

[richy815]

Well, as all of those can slow boot time you are best situated to eliminate at least some of potential problems like connecting directly to power without UPS for instance. Look at monitor's light and see when the color changes, that should tell you when the signal activates it.
Turn off Asus logo so you can see what is going on during start sequence. At the beginning, BIOS had problem with recognizing memory properly and did "double take" to enact "Memory training" actually starting twice.
Also check for disk booting order and set it manually.

How exactly do I turn off the ASUS logo?

 

[smorizio]

under the boot tab show be called asus spalsh screen or splash logo. also under boot are you booting both the legacy bios and efi?? if you are the boot time going to be longer. see if you can change the bios to efi and boot from windows 10 boot manager. one thing that may be an issue is if you have any other cards like sound or network card next to the vidoe card slot. if there using the same irq/memory range then your mb may have to boot twice to set cards up right. in the bios if your not using the serial and printer port turn them off to fre ep irq. if your using a 3 party sound or network card turn off the onboard sound and ethernet port.

 

[richy815]

under the boot tab show be called asus spalsh screen or splash logo. also under boot are you booting both the legacy bios and efi?? if you are the boot time going to be longer. see if you can change the bios to efi and boot from windows 10 boot manager. one thing that may be an issue is if you have any other cards like sound or network card next to the vidoe card slot. if there using the same irq/memory range then your mb may have to boot twice to set cards up right. in the bios if your not using the serial and printer port turn them off to fre ep irq. if your using a 3 party sound or network card turn off the onboard sound and ethernet port.

Changed to UEFI Bios and disabled the ASUS logo. Still no improvement in boot time. Also, I don't have discrete network and sound cards.

 

[morgancomputers]

The only improvements you are likely to see are from ensuring the boot order is set to the HDD 1st, the Memory parity checks are off, Fast-boot is enabled (if its even in your BIOS). Other than that if you really want to improve your boot time get an SSD and install the OS on that!

 

[richy815]

The only improvements you are likely to see are from ensuring the boot order is set to the HDD 1st, the Memory parity checks are off, Fast-boot is enabled (if its even in your BIOS). Other than that if you really want to improve your boot time get an SSD and install the OS on that!

I've done everything except disabling memory parity checks. Can you please share how I should go about it?

 

[morgancomputers]

The only improvements you are likely to see are from ensuring the boot order is set to the HDD 1st, the Memory parity checks are off, Fast-boot is enabled (if its even in your BIOS). Other than that if you really want to improve your boot time get an SSD and install the OS on that!

I've done everything except disabling memory parity checks. Can you please share how I should go about it?

If you look here the BIOS manual may be helpful - LINK