Boot times

[Xiopop]

Hi all, 

 

Ive been trying to find out about why my BIOS time on boot is so high but i cant find any threads which actually answer my questions. 

 

I built my PC in February and ever since then, even with a clean install of windows, the BIOS times have been in the 24s range. My most recent BIOS time was 26.2s. I will put my specs down below. 

 

Many threads have said check the UEFI settings but i dont know how to do this or what it even is after a bit of googling. 

 

Are there any steps i can take to lower my bios times as its annoying me. 

 

Component		Selection
CPU			AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor
CPU Cooler			Corsair H100x 57.2 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler
Motherboard			Gigabyte X570 I AORUS PRO WIFI Mini ITX AM4 Motherboard
Memory			Corsair Vengeance LPX 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR4-3200 Memory
Storage			Corsair MP510 480 GB M.2-2280 NVME Solid State Drive (boot drive) 1TB samsung ssd
Video Card			MSI GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER 8 GB VENTUS OC Video Card
Case			Fractal Design Core 500 Mini ITX Desktop Case
Power Supply			Corsair RMx (2018) 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply

 

Thank you very much in advance. 

 

[Snowarch]

likely csm is on for your nvme.

[Xiopop]

1 minute ago, Snowarch said:

likely csm is on for your nvme.

What is this? 

Can i turn it off and should i? 

Thank you. 

 

[Snowarch]

okay, once you boot the pc, in a corner it should say one of the f-keys lets you enter the bios while the gigabyte logo appears. thats where you get to the uief setup.

 

also, it may be the board, cause the boot time is os spasifically (nvme vs ssd vs hdd in fast to slow order) while bios is what boots before the os and starts them. since nvmes are tricky, you may want to leave on csm or it may mess somethong up for that nvme.

[Snowarch]

on and since i can't quote on phone,

 

csm = Compatability Support Module

 

it increases your boot times, but can help avoid problems. some parts are to make non-uief installed systems work, others make nvme or odd devices work.

[Xiopop]

1 minute ago, Snowarch said:

on and since i can't quote on phone,

 

csm = Compatability Support Module

 

it increases your boot times, but can help avoid problems. some parts are to make non-uief installed systems work, others make nvme or odd devices work.

 

5 minutes ago, Snowarch said:

okay, once you boot the pc, in a corner it should say one of the f-keys lets you enter the bios while the gigabyte logo appears. thats where you get to the uief setup.

 

also, it may be the board, cause the boot time is os spasifically (nvme vs ssd vs hdd in fast to slow order) while bios is what boots before the os and starts them. since nvmes are tricky, you may want to leave on csm or it may mess somethong up for that nvme.

Brilliant thank you. I will have a look into all this when my PC stops folding for a bit. 

Thanks