The installation of a third NVMe SSD often causes significantly longer boot times.
The installation of a third NVMe SSD often causes significantly longer boot times.
I've noticed that whenever the 2tb Kingston drive is installed, the computer's boot process can take over 15 minutes. When the drive isn't present, the system boots normally. I've performed a reformat on the main drive and even added the 1tb drive without issues—until I reinstalled the 2tb. What might be behind this problem?
Yes too. I changed the drive to a different slot but the slow startup problem persisted.
Launch Disk Management, increase the window size to view everything clearly.
Capture the screen and share it using imgur (www.imgur.com).
Consider accessing your BIOS, navigating to the System Agent Configuration, and adjusting the socket generation from Auto to Gen 4. It might just be that the drive generation isn't recognized by Auto. I encountered a comparable issue with a Gen 3 NVMe drive on my latest build.