30 Second Delay on ASUS UX303LA Laptop Post before Windows

phishie

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Hi All,

I recently purchased a Asus UX303LA laptop and noticed a strange behavior:

1. Fast Start-up work great, approx. ~7 seconds, but a cold boot or restart is taking almost 40 seconds.
2. 30 seconds of that time is during what I call the Post screen when the ASUS logo is shown.
3. If I disable Fast Start-up the boot time changes to match that cold boot time of 40 seconds.
4. The 30 second delay at the ASUS post screen is consistent and repeatable, always 30 seconds.

Speaking with other UX303 owners I've had a couple confirm their cold boot time is only 12-15 seconds.


Here are the things I've tried which have not fixed it:

1. Made this registry setting change to stop the laptop from looking for a nonexistent CDROM (it was looking):
Nonexisting CDROM keeps failing to load... - Microsoft Community

2. Changed the following settings in System->Advanced System Settings->Startup and Recovery->
"Time to display list of operating systems" = 0 seconds
"Time to display recovery options when needed" = 10 seconds

3. Tried safe mode boot, actually took longer to start up.

4. Tried selective start up with no system service or start up tasks, no change.

5. Looked in Event Viewer, no errors. The only messages that are curious are the following (all informational):

The following boot-start or system-start driver(s) did not load:
dam

Process C:\Windows\System32\svchost.exe (process ID:1408) reset policy scheme from {381b4222-f694-41f0-9685-ff5bb260df2e} to {381b4222-f694-41f0-9685-ff5bb260df2e}

Process C:\Windows\System32\DptfPolicyConfigTDPService.exe (process ID:1880) reset policy scheme from {381b4222-f694-41f0-9685-ff5bb260df2e} to {381b4222-f694-41f0-9685-ff5bb260df2e}

Process C:\Windows\System32\DptfParticipantProcessorService.exe (process ID:1856) reset policy scheme from {381b4222-f694-41f0-9685-ff5bb260df2e} to {381b4222-f694-41f0-9685-ff5bb260df2e}

Here's a link to my System Logs after reboot:
http://s000.tinyupload.com/index.php?file_id=03739939607339046718


6. Tried disabling pretty much everything in the BIOS:
*Advanced
Internal Pointing Device Disabled
Wake On Lid Open Disabled
Power Off Energy Saving Disabled

Intel Virtualization Technology Disabled
Intel AES-NI Disabled

Intel Anti-Theft Technology Disabled

Legacy USB Support Disabled
XHCI Pre-Boot Mode Disabled

Network stack Disabled

*Boot
Fast Boot Disabled/Enabled
Launch CSM Disabled/Enabled

*Security
I/O Interface Security Locked/Unlocked
-Wireless Network Interface
-HD AUDIO Interface
-USB Interface

Secure Boot Control Disabled




If anyone has any ideas what could be causing this delay, or even how I could further debug they issue it would be greatly appreciated, I'm out of ideas now.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1
Well window wouldn't be the problems at all. Your delay is caused by your motherboard it almost sound like your running in BIOS MBR mode rather than UEFI GPT?
The reason that windows Hybrid fast boot works faster is because you are really only waking up your computer not restarting or getting a full boot. MBR takes longer to read than GPT. So your problem was the MB Post Checks could be a Ram Stick or Video card or any of they other things a BIOS Checks out to be operating properly before allowing window to start.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8.1 Pro MC
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    Asus G75VW / Z97 Pro
    CPU
    Intel Core i7-3610QM / I7-4790K
    Motherboard
    Z97 Pro
    Memory
    16 GB Hyundai HTM315156CFR8C-PB PC3-12800
    Graphics Card(s)
    nVIDIA GeForce GTX 670M (GF114M)
    Sound Card
    VIA 6.0.10.1600
    Screen Resolution
    1080
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 850 Pro 256, Samsung 850 Pro 1TB
    Internet Speed
    30 down 3 up
    Browser
    Explorer 11
    Antivirus
    NIS and Malwarebytes
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