Slow post

Craig321

Craig321

Craig321

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Not sure if this was the right section, sorry if it's wrong.

Basically when I start my PC I see the white bios 'splash' screen - a default ASUS one that came on the board. I can press tab to see the post details.

What takes ages is 'Checking NVRAM'.

I have quick post on so it shouldn't be checking the RAM. So I turned quick post off and it counts through the RAM which still takes just as long as when quick post is on, so basically quick post isn't doing anything.

The post was also slow on my other Gigabyte board - was slow at the same part... basically just checking that there is RAM there so it can boot.

I've tried changing slots etc. and changing them round but nothing helps.

Any ideas how I can sort it please?

Thanks,
Craig
 
Excuse the incorrect terminology, someone will correct me I am sure.

The little chip that the stick uses to record where in memory the data is sounds like its throwing a paddy to me.

Worth trying a different stick and seeing if it posts fine if you have not already.
 
Yewen said:
Excuse the incorrect terminology, someone will correct me I am sure.

The little chip that the stick uses to record where in memory the data is sounds like its throwing a paddy to me.

Worth trying a different stick and seeing if it posts fine if you have not already.
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Well I seriously doubt both of them will have the same fault if there is a fault so I'll try them one by one and see if one or the other posts quicker.

Thx,
- Craig.
 
Didn't help, I tried them both on at a time and both posted slowly. I seem to remember it posting sloely even when I had some completley different RAM in.

Also, my graphic card posts slow (6800GT 256MB) I can actually see it counting up it's RAM, but before I had it my brother had it and it posted instantly so it's something in my computer making the card and the RAM post slowly?

It can't be the motherboard as this is a brand new motherboard and I was getting slow post on my old motherboard as well.

Is it possible that it could be something like my hard drive, or CD-RW or my DVD drive?

I'll try boot with nothing - only the things I need and see if it helps.

Craig.
 
Akasa Ultra Quiet 460W ATX 2.0

I just booted with nothing plugged in - only the stuff I needed and the post was a bit quicker but it wasn't as fast as it should be... posts should be almost instant and I still saw the graphic card counting it's RAM when I booted bare, so it isn't my CD-RW, any of my USB stuff or my DVD drive.

I think it's between the PSU and the hard drive now, and if the CPU could cause this without effecting anything else at all then it could be that.

Craig.
 
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