Problem w/ monitor - graphics card dvi port

JPC

JPC

JPC

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Hello -- When I start my system, the monitor doesn't come on until a second or two before the Windows log in screen. If I restart the machine once it is up and running, the monitor comes on timely and I get through the whole boot sequence and can access the bios if necessary.

My monitor is connected to the graphics card via the DVI port with an adapter that comes with the graphics card. Both motherboard HDMI port and graphics card HDMI port work perfectly well when connected to my TV -- I can see the whole boot sequence without a problem.

I have loaded the most recent drivers for my graphics card and the NVIDIA control panel recognises my monitor - and is setup as the only monitor to use.

My system specs are:
Asus P8Z77-V DELUXE Intel Z77 (Socket 1155)
Intel Core i7- i7-3770K
Corsair Vengeance Blue 8GB (2x4GB)
PNY GTX680 2GB
iiyama monitor (DVI port)
Windows 7 64

Thank you for your help.
 
Could it not be a simple case of the monitor taking that long to register input on the dvi, switch to it, warm up from standby, etc whereas when you reboot its already on that input waiting and active? I assume with the TV its waiting for a HDMI signal so displays it straight away.
 
Thank you all for your comments.

I have the latest bios - the latest version properly shows in the bios settings.

The adaptor is a DVI-to-VGA adapter indeed. But if it were faulty, should I not expect to have the same problem whether on first boot or on restart.

It could be that the monitor takes that long to register input on the dvi and switch to it on first boot. The bios allows for certain peripheral devices to be switched on at boot (eg keyboard, mouse), but I don't recall seeing anything for the monitor. I'll check again.

I suppose this is a boot problem nonetheless. I don't have this problem when my monitor is plugged into my old HP desktop - the monitor is on immediately on start.
 
I still had the same problem when using the other DVI port. In the end, I managed to resolve this issue by using a different cable -- DVI cable from my monitor to one of the 2 DVI ports of the graphics card. Thank you all for your help and prompt response.
 
Is your monitor on auto-detect? It might speed things up if you force it to only pick up the DVI connection and ignore the others.
 
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