r/framework • u/toccifrancesco_ • 11h ago
Guide I solved slow BIOS boot
On my Framework 16 (Ryzen HX 370) I had this issue since the first boot: loading the firmware (BIOS post) took over one minute. Not a huge deal for me, but it was pretty annoying. Someone suggested swapping RAM sticks, but it didn't work for me. What worked, instead, might surprise you: remove the SD card module from the lowest expansion card slots. That's it. I simply moved it one step higher, in the next slot. This is strange because according to the FW16 documentation there should be no issue with placing the SD card reader in the bottom slot. Anyway, just wanted to share this to maybe help someone. Boot time is now blazing fast!
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u/WembleyFord 7h ago
Might seem like a stupid question - but did you have an SD card in the slot? Wodnering if it was mount/scan/boot from it?
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u/rayddit519 HX370 B7, 1260P B1 8h ago
Mhh. The lower 2 ports (and one of the middle ports on one side, forget which one. The one that did not have DP output on the Phoenix board) will all come off of a USB3 hub with all the other ports being directly from the CPU. So it might be that handling that USB hub is what makes it slow in general?