Hello All...

I Have ASUS P5N7A-VM MOTHERBOARD (Onboard HDMI, DVI, 7.1 Sound )


Core 2 Quad 8200 Processor


2 x 2 GB DDR2 OCZ PC2 6400 Ram


1 TB Seagate HDD. Cooler Master 500W PSU and Cooler Master Cabinet.


My System is Running Very Smooth & SPEED.


But the problem is whenever i Start the System ( Switch On )


It Displays the ASUS Logo for almost 12 Seconds. When i disable display Logo Option in BIOS


It displays : "detecting IDE Drives ... " for almost 6 or 7 Seconds.

it has option Express Gate.....

I tried almost every option which is known to me. So please help me.


Thank youDouble check to see if your IDE drives are jumpered correctly...
I believe that board only has one IDE controller correct ? ?

MB============================Slave============Master.

Also go into Device Manager and see if there are any Yellow !'s...
You can right clik the IDE controller as well and SELECT Properties...

Report back with your findings.Sorry.

Everything is correct. no yellow items or red items. and for detection only it is taking time.

All Are SATA Drives.

Only DVD Writer is IDE Device. ok

where is the problem. Thank youTemporarily disconnect the DVD burner to see if boot times speed up...
If not you may have something SET incorrectly in the BIOS.

Do a few consecutive cold boots for the test...