how to speed up my bios

lee815 · 27 Nov 2012 at 23:31

just fitted a new samsung 840 ssd & the the boot times are much faster but are there any settings in the bios to make it even faster.
The bios start up takes about 20sec & windows about 10sec.
If i could stop the bios flashing up on the screen like the megatrends screen then it would be a lot faster.

Pc spec
CPU: Intel Core i7 2700K 3.50GHz @ 4.60GHz Sandybridge CPU
Motherboard: Asus P8Z68-V pro onboard GFX - crossfire & sli ready
RAM: Kingston HyperX Genesis Grey 8GB 1600MHz c9
Cooler: Corsair A50 CPU Cooler
GPU: MSI GeForce GTX 580 OC Twin FrozR II 1536MB
psu: Galaxy enermax 1000w
Case Thermaltake Level 10 GT Visionary Full Tower Case - White

Azarathal · 27 Nov 2012 at 23:37

My bios takes 15-20seconds and windows boot takes 3-4 at most, same boat as Lee, using a MSI p67-a G45

Philtor · 27 Nov 2012 at 23:41

Look for an option called quick boot and enable it (I assume the newer boards have a similar option).

bremen1874 · 27 Nov 2012 at 23:42

You really need a UEFI based board to get a really fast boot. What are those boards running?

Attu90 · 27 Nov 2012 at 23:50

Can you enable ueif bios on your motherboard.?

lukeforrest · 28 Nov 2012 at 01:12

Are you trying to get rid of the moththerboard splash screen ?

Orcvader · 28 Nov 2012 at 01:30

It highly depends on the motherboard. But yes, depending on the board, see if there's a quick boot option, that should help speed stuff up. Disable any features you're not using on the board as well, such as 3rd party USB/SATA controllers, which should also help speed up the POST process.

The Gigabyte board I have has a slow BIOS, it takes a good 10 seconds or so until Windows kicks in even with quick boot enabled and the 3rd party USB and SATA controllers disabled. There's an UEFI update but I haven't felt the need to upgrade.

Azarathal · 28 Nov 2012 at 11:43

UEFI is enabled on my MSI, I'll look for a quick boot option later when I overclock