System takes 3 times to start up from a cold boot. XI Hero

[Phrawst]

Myself and another guy on reddit are both experiencing the same thing. When starting from a cold boot the motherboard basically cycles on and off 3 times before proceeding with the full boot.

We're both using G.Skill Trident ram.

Someone suggested turning off the memtest switch on the motherboard. My reddit buddy tried that and said it didn't work. I haven't tried that yet myself.

Any ideas?

[DekenFrost]

Beat me to it

So yeah I am having the same issue, all the relevant information can be found here but I'll paste everything that's important into here once more as well.

I am using the F4-3200C16D-16GVKB G.Skill (Ripjaw not Trident) which is on the qvl list of the Maximus XI Hero (and the hero is on the qvl list of the memory).

Everything was fine and I had no issues whatsoever, but I am now noticing that the Motherboard takes exactly 3 tries to boot every single time. The mainboard lights will stay on, but It will spin up for a second, turn off, spin up again, turn off and then the third time everything is fine. There are no errors, no heat issues or anything else I can see once it actually turns on.

This does not happen when I just restart or turn the PC off and then turn on again, leaving the PC plugged into power. However when I go to sleep I pull the power from the PC entirely and when I do that, the problem occurs.

I have already tried different XMP settings and I have tried switching the memOK switch to off without success.

I have not tried a different PSU, or switching the memory around, I will do that as soon as I get to it.

I have also updated to the latest BIOS, but that was before I noticed these issues so I can't say for sure that the issue was there before the update.

[Phrawst]

Beat me to it

So yeah I am having the same issue, all the relevant information can be found here but I'll paste everything that's important into here once more as well.

I am using the F4-3200C16D-16GVKB G.Skill (Ripjaw not Trident) which is on the qvl list of the Maximus XI Hero (and the hero is on the qvl list of the memory).

Everything was fine and I had no issues whatsoever, but I am now noticing that the Motherboard takes exactly 3 tries to boot every single time. The mainboard lights will stay on, but It will spin up for a second, turn off, spin up again, turn off and then the third time everything is fine. There are no errors, no heat issues or anything else I can see once it actually turns on.

This does not happen when I just restart or turn the PC off and then turn on again, leaving the PC plugged into power. However when I go to sleep I pull the power from the PC entirely and when I do that, the problem occurs.

I have already tried different XMP settings and I have tried switching the memOK switch to off without success.

I have not tried a different PSU, or switching the memory around, I will do that as soon as I get to it.

I have also updated to the latest BIOS, but that was before I noticed these issues so I can't say for sure that the issue was there before the update.

Sounds like we're in the same boat, and now that you mention it I do remember this only does happen after totally killing power to the machine. Not just normal shut downs/restarts.

Same with me though regarding stability and stuff, it's totally fine. So maybe when power has been totally pulled its just running some kind of test then? I dunno seems fine to me thought it was just worth asking about.

And you're clearly my reddit buddy.

[mdzcpa]

This may not be an huge issue and more of just an anooyance. I remember the old X79 motherboards always needed a double pump boot up after being fully powered down. It had to do with memory training. My Hero XI starts up twice on fully powered down cold boot...not 3. But my guess is the board is searching for training parameters. It doesn't both me too much however as i leave my system plugged most of the time.

I am running Gskill Trident 4000 17Q off the QVL as well.

[Stagefire]

I have a Gskill 2 x 8 GB 4400mhz cl18 Kit but sadly running only with 4000mhz cl17 1.35v because the Board dont Support more with only 2 Dimms :-( . And i notice this Tripple Boot too .. sometimes 1 Boot sometimes Double Boot and Sometimes Tripple. Sometimes the Bios Change my Ramm Settings and going down to 3900 1.4v and sometimes its a normal Boot. With the 0506 Bios i can Boot with 4200 Mhz but it was unstable in Games and Benches now with the 0602 Bios i cant Boot with 4200mhz. Its a mess.

With Memok off my Board goes on but the Monitor goes black .. Memok Button on i have sometimes the Trouble i described. But Sometimes my System Boots normal. On Windows Restart its often Only 1 or 2 Extra Restart and on Cold Restart its often Trippel Boot or a Normal Boot.

I Hope that a new Bios Update helps us.

[DekenFrost]

This may not be an huge issue and more of just an anooyance. I remember the old X79 motherboards always needed a double pump boot up after being fully powered down. It had to do with memory training. My Hero XI starts up twice on fully powered down cold boot...not 3. B

Between some of the testing with different settings it did actually only start up twice for a while, but it's now back to 3 for me.

If it really is just a kink I can probably live with it, I just need to make sure there isn't some voltage issue causing harm or anything.

[Silent Scone@ROG]

Hi,

This can be due to the UEFI config including memory configuration. Some controllers require power cycles, as well as DRAM training. In short, this is normal behavior.

[Shamino]

If it's mem oc related under dram timings right at bottom set mrc fast boot to enabled

[mdzcpa]

I assume that skips the memory training, and uses last used values from previous boot, yes?

If it's mem oc related under dram timings right at bottom set mrc fast boot to enabled

[JustinThyme]

This is like a power cycle reset or a clear CMOS reset.
Have you tried optimized defaults? All dips etc in default positions?
Shouldnt need fast boot. I leave mine disabled in BIOS and disable fast start up in the OS.
Is this a new build or new development from a previously operable system?

Could be setting that isnt setting well and causing it to clear and reset. What do you end up with after its done?
Could be ground issue or +5V standby not standing by. Possible miswire to other onboard device?