Slow boot time with GA-Z87X-OC Motherboard with external USB drive

[Sunhawk]

Hi All,

I have an external USB 2.0 Wester Digital 2TB drive, when I boot my new pc up with this motherboard, it can take up to 40-50 seconds to read this drive before the bios logo screen. Is there anyway to stop this slow boot time?

I have tried removing it from the boot order, and altering legacy support all to no avail :(

My 6 year old PC also running Win 7 does not take this long at all.

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

[profJim]

Re: Slow boot time with GA-Z87X-OC Motherboard with external USB drive

Welcome to the forum.

Which usb port is your external hard drive connected to?
Have you tried booting with it connected to different usb ports? If yes, which ports?
Try booting with the external hard drive's power connector disconnected and then reconnect the power connector after you are at the win7 desktop. Does your system boot faster when you try this?

The following information is from GIGABYTE - Motherboard - Socket 1150 - GA-Z87X-OC (rev. 1.x)

Chipset:

1. Up to 2 USB 3.0/2.0 ports (available through the internal USB header)
2. Up to 8 USB 2.0/1.1 ports (2 ports on the back panel, 2 ports onboard, 4 ports available through the internal USB headers)

1. Up to 8 USB 3.0/2.0 ports (6 ports on the back panel, 2 ports available through the internal USB header)

* Please download & install Win8 USB patch for better compatibility.

If you are using win7 you probably should not download or instal the Win8 USB patch.

Page 21 in the motherboard user manual has a diagram of the rear I/O panel's connectors. Let us know if your external hard drive is connected to any of these connectors and describe exactly which one(s) you have tried.

There have been several Z87X threads in the forum that deal with various usb problems.

Please follow these instructions exactly:

We need detailed information about ALL OF THE HARDWARE in your system.

We can best help you after you create a detailed hardware list in the System Specs
portion of your forum profile at the bottom of the profile page or in your forum signature.
Be sure to include brand names and model numbers.
When you are done editing or creating your hardware list, save the settings.

[Sunhawk]

Re: Slow boot time with GA-Z87X-OC Motherboard with external USB drive

Welcome to the forum.

Which usb port is your external hard drive connected to?
Have you tried booting with it connected to different usb ports? If yes, which ports?
Try booting with the external hard drive's power connector disconnected and then reconnect the power connector after you are at the win7 desktop. Does your system boot faster when you try this?

The following information is from GIGABYTE - Motherboard - Socket 1150 - GA-Z87X-OC (rev. 1.x)


If you are using win7 you probably should not download or instal the Win8 USB patch.

Page 21 in the motherboard user manual has a diagram of the rear I/O panel's connectors. Let us know if your external hard drive is connected to any of these connectors and describe exactly which one(s) you have tried.

There have been several Z87X threads in the forum that deal with various usb problems.

Please follow these instructions exactly:

We need detailed information about ALL OF THE HARDWARE in your system.

We can best help you after you create a detailed hardware list in the System Specs
portion of your forum profile at the bottom of the profile page or in your forum signature.
Be sure to include brand names and model numbers.
When you are done editing or creating your hardware list, save the settings.