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I restored an image backup with some applications installed but BEFORE Windows updates. The system boots up now in 45secs. I may try formatting the boot drive and do a prestine install of Win7 to see how long that takes.

Only device disabled in BIOS is the WiFi. Hard drives and DVD is connected to Intel SATA3 controller and using onboard video. Initally yes I did a format of the drive via the Win7 install DVD Its the part with the Win7 colored balls. With an SSD, my total time from pressing power to Windows 7...

I just finished building a system with the following P8Z77-V Pro BIOS 1206 i5 3570K (not overclocked) Corsair Vengeance 16GB DDR3 1600MHz CL9 Dual Channel Kit (4 x 4GB) 500GB Caviar Black 7200rpm SATA III w/ 32MB Cache (boot drive) 1TB Caviar Black 7200rpm SATA III w/ 64MB Cache OCZ 600W...

Should I revert back to the prior BIOS version which is 1015 or does 1206 actually fix glaring bugs that are in 1015?

Using P8Z77-V Pro a 3570K w stock cooler and Corsair Carbide Series 300R case with Corsair Vengeance 16GB PC3-14900 DDR3 Quad Channel Kit (4 x 4GB) running at XMP . This CPU is not overclocked and seems to be idling on the hot side. The Asus and UEFI shows idle temps of 38C when I believe it...

Dan37tz I just flashed to 1206 but I can get into UEFI but only if I use a USB keyboard and pound the crap out of the Delete key. PS/2 keyboard does nothing when I start hitting the DEL key its almost appears to go to booting process. I was at some 0703 BIOS as this is a new motherboard...

Ok thanks for the update on the progress. Going to go with the Pro board and the Corsair Vengeance 16GB DDR3 1600MHz CL9 Dual Channel Kit (4 x 4GB) [CMZ16GX3M4A1600C9]. Will flash the BIOS to 1206 which is current version. I assume thats the same BIOS version you wound up going to?

So did you just use one stick of memory during the BIOS update?

I read through all the posts here and earlier on people where having problems with memory in all 4 slots causing non booting/memory code errors or I think even BSOD. I am looking at building a system with P8Z77-V Pro and using Corsair Vengeance 16GB DDR3 1600MHz CL9 Dual Channel Kit (4 x 4GB)...