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I really didn't want to come down to posting my own thread, but after researching many hours I couldn't find a solution to my problem.

So when I press the power button on my desktop, it takes about 3minutes to even 10minutes just to see my bios screen. After that it's all okay - everything runs smooth.

Taking my chances, I reformatted my desktop to Windows 7 Ultimate again - this didn't work, added one more problem. My desktop doesn't turn off properly when I press shut down (Before the re-format, It was shutting off fine.)

I'm pretty lost right now.

I was thinking it's either a motherboard or PSU issue, but I wanted to check with you guys first. My parts are as listed:

Motherboard - Asrock Z87 Pro 3
CPU - Intel Core i5 4670K Haswell
Memory - 8GB x2, DDR3 Crucial Technology (Max Bandwidth PC3-12800H (800MHz))
Graphics - NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560
PSU - Corsair CX600M

Thank you for your help.
 
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nostall
My take on this is that it is a Hard Drive (HDD) problem or your BIOS has been corrupted.
First step would be to clear the CMOS/reset the BIOS: Check with the owner's manual to see how to do this on your board.
Generally: Shut down the PC/Windows then unplug the power from the wall or turn off the switch on the PSU. Wait a minute or two for the motherboard power to drain out of the caps. etc. Open up the side of the case - you should now be looking at your motherboard. If the schematic I am looking at is correct, the CMOS battery is probably hidden by your video card: remove the video card, then the big silver battery. Next, near the bottom of the board find the little jumper on the pins marked CLRMOS 1; move the jumper from pins 1 & 2...
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Taking a really long time JUST to show the bios screen suggests a problem with one of your hard drives. on startup its going to check anything plugged in to your motherboard to see if its working. if you have a HDD thats not working it will wait a while and then eventually time out.

how many HDDs do you have?
SSD?
CD?

for debugging:
1) Unplug the SATA cables for ALL your drives (including CD-ROM)
2) power up. you should QUICKLY get an error about "no boot device" if you dont, then the problem is in your motherboard... time for RMA / warranty / early xmas...

3) plug in the SATA cable (and power) if your boot HDD, and try to boot. It should be fast to show the bios screen.
.. keep going until you see the delay again. chances are really high the last thing you plugged in is the problem, and it needs replacing.
 
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My take on this is that it is a Hard Drive (HDD) problem or your BIOS has been corrupted.
First step would be to clear the CMOS/reset the BIOS: Check with the owner's manual to see how to do this on your board.
Generally: Shut down the PC/Windows then unplug the power from the wall or turn off the switch on the PSU. Wait a minute or two for the motherboard power to drain out of the caps. etc. Open up the side of the case - you should now be looking at your motherboard. If the schematic I am looking at is correct, the CMOS battery is probably hidden by your video card: remove the video card, then the big silver battery. Next, near the bottom of the board find the little jumper on the pins marked CLRMOS 1; move the jumper from pins 1 & 2 and connect 2 & 3, wait about 15 seconds then move it back to 1-2. Replace the battery (You might want to get a new battery while it is out, especially if the board is over 2 years old) and the video card. Oh yeah, while you are in the case, inspect the mobo and connectors for any burn marks or signs of excess heat or bulged capacitors etc. - no damage found, then ; Plug in the power and/or turn on the switch and see what happens when you power up the system.
If luck is with you, this will solve the problem, but if not, please repost and we can continue.
 
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