Slow boot time -- Post time extremely slow

Iggledude · June 6, 2017

Daughter and I just built new rig. All parts less that three years old--85% new.

Parts list below.

Problem:

Turn on and takes about 30 seconds to go from BOTH black screens to welcome/sign-in page. After logging in, it is all super fast.

First black screen shows Republic of Gamers with logo on top and underneath the phrase "16% Overclock"-10 seconds screen time. Second Black Screen shows Republic of Gamers with logo and the circling dots -- 20 to 25 seconds screen time.

Rig Hardware Setup w/ Associated Software:

Case - Corsair Graphite Series 780T Full Tower Black PC Case.
Motherboard - ASUS ROG STRIX Z270E Gaming Board.
Processor - Intel 7th Gen Intel Core i7-7700K (OCed to 5.0GHz).
CPU Cooler - Corsair Hydro Series H115i Extreme Performance. Switched fans.
CPU Cooler Fans - (2) Noctua SSO2 Bearing Fan NF-A14 iPPC-2000 PWM.
Thermal Paste - ARCTIC MX-4 Thermal Compound Paste.
Rear Case Fan - (1) Corsair ML140 Pro LED, Blue.
Front/Bottom Case Fans - (5) Corsair ML120 Pro LED, Blue.
Ram - G.SKILL TridentZ RGB Series 32GB (4 x 8GB) DDR4 3200MHz.
Power Supply - Corsair AX860, Fully Modular, 80+ Platinum Certified.
Graphics Card - EVGA GeForce GTX 780Ti Classified 3GB GDDR5 384-Bit. Running “Unofficial” 2^nd Bios and OCed nicely. Very Stable.
Storage - Local Disk (C): Samsung 960 PRO Series 2TB PCIe NVMe M.2 Internal SSD. – Local Disk (F): Corsair Neutron Series GTX 240GB SATA III Internal SSD. – Local Disk (G): Samsung 840 EVO 250GB SATA III Internal SSD. – Local Disk (H): Toshiba 1TB 5400RPM SATA III 8MB 2.5 Inch. – External Disk (S): WD Black 2TB Performance HDD 7200 RPM SATA III 64MB Cache 3.5 Inch connected via Inateck USB 3.0 to SATA External HDD Lay-Flat Docking Station to USB 3.0 in rear of Case.
Internal RGB Lighting – Corsair Lighting Node Pro RGB using Corsair Link. Additional lighting provided by (1) Logisys 12" Cold Cathode Case Lights (Blue-2 Piece).
External USB 3.0 Hub - Anker 4-Port USB 3.0 Data Hub. 24W Power Adapter. USB 3.0 Cable from Hub to the rear of the PC into a USB 3.0 connection.
Camera/Microphone - Logitech C922x Pro Stream Webcam.
Speakers - Bose Companion 2 Series III Multimedia Speakers for PC.
Monitors - (3) HP 2511x 25-Inch LED 1920x1080 60Hz Black Monitors.
Keyboard - Tt eSPORTS MEKA G1 Illuminated Mechanical Professional Gaming Keyboard Cherry MX Black key switches.
Mouse – 2015 Razer DeathAdder Chroma RGB Ergonomic Gaming Mouse.
Operating System - Microsoft Windows 10 Pro 64bit | USB Flash Drive.

All drivers, settings, programs/applications, MS updates, and bios fully and completely updated. All wires, cables, connections checked and double-checked to ensure proper connection.

If software information is needed, please request it and I will be more than happy to provide that information in detail.

I thank you for your time and consideration.

Regards,
Iggledude

Enderman · June 6, 2017

How did you install windows 10?

Did you install any of the ROG software that came with the motherboard?

Iggledude · June 6, 2017

Win 10 Pro was a clean install onto a new Samsung 960 Pro 2TB via MS USB3 stick. I bought the whole bells and whistles retail version over my normal purchase of an OEM version this time around. This way I can have some questions answered through MS, if the need arises.

And yes, I installed much of the ROG software.

pommedeterror007 · June 7, 2017

Have you updated the BIOS?

I dont know if your motherboard model has the LEDs that are near the CPU, RAM, SATA/Chipset, and the PCIe/GPU to show what is testing during the POST. If it does try looking at the LEDs and seeing where it hangs.

Another thing is some motherboards will show a CODE of 2 Characters on screen while it goes through POST/Boot. They tend to be in the corners. If it does watch the code and refer to the manual.