C0urtesyC0der
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- Jan 10, 2013
Hey everyone...I just registered here at the forum, but have used open threads for reference for some time.
I was curious if anybody had any suggestions of how to remedy the following situation:
I did a new build from scratch this summer, consisting of a Intel 3770K, 900 watt gold LEPA psu, NVIDIA GTX 680 SC Edition, CoolerMaster HAF912 cooler, 16gb Corsair Vengeance 1600 DDR3 memory, an ECS Z77H2-A2X Gold Edition motherboard, 128gb Vertex 4 SSD + 1TB WD Black 7200RPM HDD.
My issue is this: I at first upgraded (if you can call it an upgrade) to Windows 8 Pro in the beginning of December. When I did so, the boot times were amazing (around 7 seconds or less). However, I had not yet updated the BIOS for the motherboard, as ECS had not yet released them for my model. When the drivers came out, I flashed the BIOS with no problems successfully. However, since doing so, I have an extremely long pause at the BIOS screen (according to the performance monitor it was 90.8 seconds at last boot), which clearly indicates something is wrong booting from an SSD.
Here is a link to the drivers page (Deluxe 1.0 Version Drivers).
http://www.ecsusa.com/ECSWebSite/Do...r_Detail.aspx?MenuID=61&LanID=0&detailid=1325
I know the BIOS version is correct, and I am using the proper XMP profiles for ram, etc. However, the only issue is the long boot. Does anybody have experience with this board and could render some aid? I have went in and disabled many most of the startup programs, so that shouldn't be the issue. The only was I can access the BIOS, however, is to jump the CMOS_Clear switch and start fresh. I tried using UEFI. but it fails to boot into Windows 8 if this is selected in BIOS.
So in order to make changes, I must clear CMOS and start fresh. The only issues I can imagine may cause this is an improper boot order or an improper setting, Any ideas? I regret getting Windows 8 at this point....has produced far more troubles than it was worth.
I was curious if anybody had any suggestions of how to remedy the following situation:
I did a new build from scratch this summer, consisting of a Intel 3770K, 900 watt gold LEPA psu, NVIDIA GTX 680 SC Edition, CoolerMaster HAF912 cooler, 16gb Corsair Vengeance 1600 DDR3 memory, an ECS Z77H2-A2X Gold Edition motherboard, 128gb Vertex 4 SSD + 1TB WD Black 7200RPM HDD.
My issue is this: I at first upgraded (if you can call it an upgrade) to Windows 8 Pro in the beginning of December. When I did so, the boot times were amazing (around 7 seconds or less). However, I had not yet updated the BIOS for the motherboard, as ECS had not yet released them for my model. When the drivers came out, I flashed the BIOS with no problems successfully. However, since doing so, I have an extremely long pause at the BIOS screen (according to the performance monitor it was 90.8 seconds at last boot), which clearly indicates something is wrong booting from an SSD.
Here is a link to the drivers page (Deluxe 1.0 Version Drivers).
http://www.ecsusa.com/ECSWebSite/Do...r_Detail.aspx?MenuID=61&LanID=0&detailid=1325
I know the BIOS version is correct, and I am using the proper XMP profiles for ram, etc. However, the only issue is the long boot. Does anybody have experience with this board and could render some aid? I have went in and disabled many most of the startup programs, so that shouldn't be the issue. The only was I can access the BIOS, however, is to jump the CMOS_Clear switch and start fresh. I tried using UEFI. but it fails to boot into Windows 8 if this is selected in BIOS.
So in order to make changes, I must clear CMOS and start fresh. The only issues I can imagine may cause this is an improper boot order or an improper setting, Any ideas? I regret getting Windows 8 at this point....has produced far more troubles than it was worth.
