Windows 10: PC cold boot stops during BIOS, works on restart/warm boot

For the past few weeks when powering up my elderly PC it almost always stops during BIOS after displaying the CPU details (1st image). Pressing the Reboot button on the front panel it boots fine every time (2nd image). As the next line it would display is the memory check ok it seems to suggest something to do with the memory. I've run MemTest86+ for 1 complete pass, no errors found (3rd image) Would seem to be a cold boot / warm boot difference. Whilst it's not a real problem for me as the PC is working very well, it may be a warning of something or it may just be something has changed, perhaps inadvertently by me, and needs changing back, though no idea what. Any thoughts on how to progress this? [Apologies for not embedding the images in this text, for some reason it ignores any upload request, only attachments seem to work.]

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PC cold boot stops during BIOS, works on restart/warm boot

Try reflash your BIOS, and then boot in to the Windows, shut down computer and clear CMOS.

 

PC cold boot stops during BIOS, works on restart/warm boot

For the past few weeks when powering up my elderly PC it almost always stops during BIOS after displaying the CPU details (1st image).

Pressing the Reboot button on the front panel it boots fine every time (2nd image).

As the next line it would display is the memory check ok it seems to suggest something to do with the memory. I've run MemTest86+ for 1 complete pass, no errors found (3rd image)

Would seem to be a cold boot / warm boot difference.

Whilst it's not a real problem for me as the PC is working very well, it may be a warning of something or it may just be something has changed, perhaps inadvertently by me, and needs changing back, though no idea what.

Any thoughts on how to progress this?

[Apologies for not embedding the images in this text, for some reason it ignores any upload request, only attachments seem to work.]

 

MBR Error 1 on cold boot


I recently upgraded a Toshiba A300 laptop (2009 model) from Win7 to Win10. I use a 125GB Kingston SSD as primary and a 280GB Hitachi as a secondary internal hard disk, in place of DVD drive, inside a craddle. This is a single OS installation, no dual boot. When I cold boot (from power on) and after the Bios logo, the "MBR Error 1" appears on screen and stops booting. To bypass I do a warm restart (Ctrl+Alt+Del) and the second (warm) boot loads Win 10. Also booting is ok from a Restart. Again error message appears only after a cold boot.
As a teaser I have to mention that, whenever I remove the craddle with the secondary Hitachi hard disk, the error does not appear during cold boot !!!. That is the error message appeares only if the second hard disk is installed. Does anybody have any suggestion on what might cause it and a possible solution??
This is an annoying situation only and does not affect any other operation, except booting.
Thanks in advance