Slow Boot on New Build

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   id have to agree with xaltar 

it really does sound like the memory training for boot is struggling

my wife is using this board with a 1600 AF (so technically a 2600)

*when* she boots it (as she usually leaves it on 24/7) it whips thru boot in a swift manner 
bios version 3.9 
ram = crucial ballistix 2x8gb 3200 cl16 (set at simple bios selected xmp timings

one thing im wondering though 

the gpu .........
gt640 is that a uefi bios card ? 
i thought it was still on legacy ?

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datonyb Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 11 Apr 2017 Location: London U.K. Status: Offline Points: 3154	Post Options Post Reply Quote datonyb Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 23 Apr 2020 at 10:56pm
	id have to agree with xaltar it really does sound like the memory training for boot is struggling my wife is using this board with a 1600 AF (so technically a 2600) when she boots it (as she usually leaves it on 24/7) it whips thru boot in a swift manner bios version 3.9 ram = crucial ballistix 2x8gb 3200 cl16 (set at simple bios selected xmp timings one thing im wondering though the gpu ......... gt640 is that a uefi bios card ? i thought it was still on legacy ?
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Xaltar Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Moderator Group Joined: 16 May 2015 Location: Europe Status: Offline Points: 30868	Post Options Post Reply Quote Xaltar Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 23 Apr 2020 at 9:44pm
	It sounds like the system isn't liking your RAM, long post times (time before the ASRock logo shows up) tend to be because of memory training. Your RAM is Aegis, intel specced RAM. The AMD equivalent (from GSkill) is Fortis. If it's working and not giving you issues you are lucky, a lot of people had no luck trying to get Aegis to work on AM4 at all. You can try using Ryzen Calcualator and manually setting your timings for your RAM, that may help speed up boot times. That said, it won't hurt anything, the system is just taking a bit longer to puzzle out working timings and settings for your RAM on each cold boot. We had a lot of complaints on the forums about POST failures to do with Aegis RAM a while back as it was the cheapest RAM you could get when RAM prices were high. First gen Ryzen didn't like it at all.


Brucex64 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 23 Apr 2020 Location: Mississippi, US Status: Offline Points: 20	Post Options Post Reply Quote Brucex64 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 23 Apr 2020 at 4:09pm
	CPU: Ryzen 5 2600 Board: ASRock B450M Pro 4; Bios version P3.90 running at stock settings, no overclocking Ram: G.Skill Aegis 8gb kit (2x4gb) DDR4 2400 in slots A2 & B2 Video: GeForce GT640 (an old one, this carried over from my prior system) System drive: Samsung 970 EVO Plus, NVME; Windows 10 Build 1909 Date drive: Seagate Firecuda 2TB

Xaltar Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Moderator Group Joined: 16 May 2015 Location: Europe Status: Offline Points: 30868	Post Options Post Reply Quote Xaltar Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 23 Apr 2020 at 3:54pm
	Please share your full specs, including RAM model and what you are running it at.


Brucex64 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 23 Apr 2020 Location: Mississippi, US Status: Offline Points: 20	Post Options Post Reply Quote Brucex64 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 23 Apr 2020 at 1:31pm
	I'm new here as my first time with an ASRock board. I just completed my new build which is a Ryzen 5 2600 on a B450M Pro4 motherboard with 8gb of ram. One issue that I notice is different than my last Intel board is that it takes a long time to boot up. It did this when I first booted with nothing but a BIOS - I had a clean unformatted NVME drive to start. Once I installed windows 10, nothing changed. I timed it. It takes around 39 seconds from power on to the windows log in screen. Its about 18 seconds to get to the ASRock screen, and then it sits there for 10 I think, and then goes to the windows logo. This seems quite long. Selecting "ultra fast boot" in the UEFI does not make a difference. I've updated the B450 chipset drivers. I could not find a newer BIOS so I think I have the latest. How can I speed it up?