Long delay before POST beep/system start - 660 GTX TI

[alex_ncfc]

Hi, hoping someone can offer some advice.

Firstly, I am aware I am using an ancient graphics card by today's standards I would like to upgrade but I don't really do much of anything right now that needs a new GPU, so it's not the most pressing upgrade. So please no "get a new card" comments for now

Anyway I am running an MSI Z490 motherboard and I have the POST beep enabled in the BIOS which sounds before the BIOS initialises. Whenever I start or reboot my machine, I have a long delay before the beep of about 7 or 8 seconds, and I am convinced this is to do with the GPU. The reason I say this is because every now and then, I will get a problem when restarting my machine where it will seem to hang even longer before the beep, and then show a text message on screen about my graphics card not being GOP/UEFI compatible. It probably wasn't when it came out, but I did update the firmware a while back to make it UEFI/GOP compatible. (If I restart after this message by the way, it works fine again) However I am not sure I have the latest GPU BIOS available for this card, and wondering if I flashed a more up to date one (if such exists) then it might sort out this long delay issue before POST, and also that occasional error message I receive. I am running the system in UEFI mode, not CSM, and everything works just fine, it's just this delay frustrates me when the system should be fast enough to do a fast boot (once the POST beep has passed and Windows starts to boot, it's only on the Windows 10 logo screen for a matter of seconds) but I'd like to be able to speed up the boot process further by losing this annoying delay before the beep.

The card is an ASUS model, details shown below:

As you can see, the UEFI box shows it is UEFI compatible. I'm not sure if the BIOS version 80.04.4B.00.5A is indeed the latest version, but any help on obtaining a later BIOS (and how to flash it to the card) would be much appreciated.

Thanks!

 

[lordmogul]

Pick your card:
VGA Bios Collection | TechPowerUp (GTX 660 Ti 2 GB)

The 80.04.4B.00.5A BIOS is for the DirectCU II model and is already the newest version.
There is a 80.04.4B.00.5B release, but that is for the OC version that runs with higher clocks.
And a 80.04.4B.00.94 release for the TOP version, with even higher clocks.

The card already runs on the latest BIOS, no newer one available.

 

[agent_x007]

Honestly, I would disable hibernation via command admin console command (forcing actual full shut down), and check if that helps.

 

[ShrimpBrime]

It's not a true UEFI card, most likely UEFI was injected to a legacy bios. Quite a common thing, it's just a firmware deal, but in the times of a 660, would be early adaptation.

I've had several older cards do the exact same thing. Seems to take forever to post, waiting on the card. That's how you know it's a legacy bios with UEFI injected. And also why the board freaks out occasionally.

Not much to do for it unfortunately, except what you don't want to hear.... buy a modern card for your modern rest of rig.

To put this into perspective, like how far behind you are graphics wise.....

You could go out and get a low profile RX 6400 bottom of all bottom modern cards hand beat the shit out of that 660ti by an easy 50%, I'm betting more.

GL!

 

[Jacky_BEL]

Nice topic, good answers.

I would also turn off fastboot BTW , but that is just a personal preference.
I think windows does not like/expect legacy hardware when they had fastboot in mind.

 

[Beginner Macro Device]

RX 6400 bottom of all bottom modern cards

Very accurate description. I, however, advise against purchasing such a thing.

OP, nothing you can do other than stated by gentlemen above. I'd upgrade to something along the lines of 2060 Super/RX 6600 non-XT/Arc A750 if I was you.

 

[meatwar]

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