Praz wrote:
Hello

There is most likely a connected device or a UEFI misconfiguration slowing the POST process. Please list all connected components, internal and external. including model numbers.

Razer Naga 2012 model
Sennheiser PC 363D headset
Two ASUS VS278Q-P monitors (one plugged in to HDMI, one DVI)
One ASUS VG278HE plugged in DVI

One of the 60Hz monitors and the 144Hz monitor are plugged into first GTX 770
The other 60 Hz DVI is plugged into 2nd GTX 770

Corsair K70 Keyboard and the Naga are plugged into the first top USB connections in the back of mobo.

As I mentioned in my first post I have Corsair H100i on the CPU without the usb connector because the software for this cooler and windows 8.1 do not work well together. I then have two NZXT coolers on both GPU's.

The only thing I have removed since this install was a 1 TB HDD that Smart technology said it was going bad. I ran a WD test on it and it also failed so I will be returning that. I still have the Sata plugged in however because that sata cable connects to the bottom of my Corsair Air 540 case for quick connect. Would a connected Sata cable with no device connected to it matter? I would think this wouldn't even detect since it's just a cable.

Just a update too. This morning it restarted much quicker but it's still hit or miss. One time it restarted in what seemed like less then 10 seconds and then the next time it was about 35 seconds. Odd. I will keep restarting and doing cold starts to see what happens.

Sorry I didn't list SSD's. Give me a few mins...on a work call and then I will list them

Praz wrote:
Hello

There is most likely a connected device or a UEFI misconfiguration slowing the POST process. Please list all connected components, internal and external. including model numbers.

To follow up on my other post here, I''ve tracked my last 10+ restart times today. I'm most likely just taking this back to Microcenter tomorrow. I've never had a issue like this w/ any motherboard. I've built 10+ computers so I know it's not some sort of issue with what I installed. All components on this mobo are the same ones I had on my other mobo and it restarted fine. Here is my restart times. Note that the times when it was quick this was the times that when I installed software or drivers it asked me to restart and I clicked the restart option with in the driver/software UI.

40s, 15s, 74s, 24s, 51s, 13s, 57s, 62s, 53s, 75s (seconds). I would like to get this resolved but I have tried everything I can think of.

I've reset the bios, loaded optimized and even loaded any settings that would increase boot times. The problem is the delay in the post time, not windows starting. Once the post shows up then I see a blinking cursor for about 3 seconds and then it drops down a few lines and blinks and then windows starts.

I've tried removing all devices beside KB/Mouse. I've tried removing each GPU and starting with just one of them in the first slot. I''ve tried removing all sata connections besides the OS.

I'll check back here tonight. If nothing works I will just return it tomorrow. I switched back to ASUS because I will never buy MSI stuff again (had to RMA every single MSI product I've bought (mobo and two gpu's) but I must say this isn't going as I thought it would. ASUS has always been good to me in the past!