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Double Boot After disabling ASMEDIA Controller In Bios

Off2War
Level 7

‎05-04-2014 07:48 PM - last edited on ‎03-05-2024 11:11 PM by Community Admin

Hi all, I recently built a new system and upgraded to an SSD. Reading a few of the posts on this site I learnt that disabling the ASMEDIA controller in bios (ASM1061 Storage Controller) would make the SSD boot even faster. After doing this my system now double boots upon cold start, just wondering if this is normal and if it happens to anyone else after disabling this in the bios?

I have the latest bios version installed and am using the Intel ports on the motherboard


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clubfoot
Level 7

‎05-05-2014 04:31 PM

No this is NOT normal. I was actually using the ASMEDIA port for the removable drive on the top of my case and just switched it so I am only using ALL the Intel ports. I have two SSDs in RAID0, two HDDs in RAID0, a BD drive and an SATA laptop drive all plugged into the Intel ports and I disabled the ASMEDIA controller in the BIOS and it boots up first time,....no issues.

Your system is pretty close enough to mine that we should experience the same behavior,....except you have a dedicated sound card installed!!

Did you disable onboard sound when you installed the SB card? Remove the SB card and test the boot up? If it works normal, move the SB card to a different slot.
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Off2War
Level 7

‎05-05-2014 06:07 PM

Yes onboard sound was the first thing i disabled upon setup. Funny you should say that because the first boot up after disabling the ASMEDIA port i had no sound at all so I restarted the pc and then had sound.

The double boot only happens after initially changing this setting (ASM1061 Storage Controller) in the bios, and on a cold boot (after ac power has been switched off)

Why and how would the sound card placement in a PCI slot possibly cause this as it has nothing to do with the ASMEDIA ports???
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Off2War
Level 7

‎05-06-2014 01:23 AM

Removal of sound car makes no difference on cold boot, just tried it..

Also found this
https://www.asus.com/support/FAQ/1006789/

Would still like double confirmation from people on here that this happens only on cold boot (when pc has been unplugged from power point or psu switched off)
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clubfoot
Level 7

‎05-06-2014 12:57 PM

OH,...you are totally turning off power to the PC power supply?!!! Why?
I your intention is to save energy by having the PC power supply off all the time,...it will be miniscule at best and would definitely result in odd boot ups 😞

I don't disconnect the power to my power supplies on any of my PCs. I just turn them on and off as needed or in the case of my son's PC it powers itself off when not used for some time.
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Off2War
Level 7

‎05-06-2014 05:30 PM

All i would like is confirmation from other users that also have this feature feature disabled, that yes if you shut down your pc properly from windows, then for whatever reason turn the psu off or remove power cable from the wall that the computer will double boot (turn on then turn off then turn on and startup normal) upon next start up due to this feature being disabled. Just to put my mind and others at ease
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PerpetualCycle
Level 13
In response to Off2War

‎05-07-2014 10:43 PM

Off2War wrote:
All i would like is confirmation from other users that also have this feature feature disabled, that yes if you shut down your pc properly from windows, then for whatever reason turn the psu off or remove power cable from the wall that the computer will double boot (turn on then turn off then turn on and startup normal) upon next start up due to this feature being disabled. Just to put my mind and others at ease


I have Asmedia disabled and on cold boot I get the double start as well. I think a double start on cold boot is common with this board based on reports in several forums.

I am not sure if it is related to the Asmedia being disabled or something else. This is just one of several gremlins that this board has, the worst being the clock freeze. Be thankful if you don't have that.

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jh30uk
Level 11
In response to PerpetualCycle

‎05-08-2014 09:36 PM

Unlike what other peeps said the Mobo does still have standby power to it in a modern PC.

Powering down the mains can make my boot take longer but not checked if I have same issue as OP as do not use the 3rd party add ons (any of them).
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Pentium4
Level 7

‎05-06-2014 05:38 PM

Off2War, yes I have this annoying problem on my pc as well. I always do a total shutdown (including switching the power off) when I am not using the computer, and unlike clubfoot's suggestion that it is to save power, which is totally off the mark. I have always done this with every pc I've had from day one, if I'm not using the pc then there is no power - period!!. So to recap, and confirm your question Off2War, on a total power off, I always get the double boot.
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clubfoot
Level 7
In response to Pentium4

‎05-07-2014 03:38 PM

Pentium4 wrote:
Off2War, yes I have this annoying problem on my pc as well. I always do a total shutdown (including switching the power off) when I am not using the computer, and unlike clubfoot's suggestion that it is to save power, which is totally off the mark. I have always done this with every pc I've had from day one, if I'm not using the pc then there is no power - period!!. So to recap, and confirm your question Off2War, on a total power off, I always get the double boot.


Why do you consider my response "off the mark"?

Why else would anyone switch off their power supply after shutting down their PC? You realize that unless you actually pull the power cord from the power supply there is still power going to it,...right? Just not the motherboard!

What if the Z97s come with the same "feature"?

At the end of the day it's your PC,....rock on.
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