stuck on post/splash screen

[omghaxcode]

I just built a new computer a few weeks ago and now it is getting stuck on the motherboard splash screen every other boot. I have to hard shut down then turn it back on and it boots instantly. What would cause this? gigabyte z77x-ud3h, i7 3770k, 2x 670 GTXs, samsung 830 series 256 SSD

 

[corkyg]

Check the bootlog. This can happen when it tries to find something in the boot sequence and can't.

 

[sm625]

Is it only sticking when cold booting, or when rebooting (restarting), or both?

 

[corkyg]

What happens when you boot SAFE mode?

 

[omghaxcode]

cold boot and then restarting does it also when I'm restarting from a sticking screen.

 

[C1]

Some things to ty to get ideas:

1. With machine shut down, clear the CMOS then reboot.

2. Turn off or disable in the BIOS as much or as many things as possible (eg, LAN, HDD, CD, USB, Audio, etc) then see if you can get past the splash to a "no boot device available" message (remember you should also be able to disable even the splash screen in the BIOS). If you can get past the splash, then re-enable one device each cold boot till the offending item is found. The first thing I would try is to boot from a USB or CD (HDD disabled).

 

[Puppies04]

If none of the above suggestions work then try updating the bios to the latest version.