Recent content by kevin.karthaus97

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    Question Extreme long boot time

    Alright, I was able to fix it! Thank you for your help, the disk management was actually most helpful, didn’t think of it. For anyone having similar issues, check disk management. My ssd had parts of a windows installation on it, I used it before in a different build and didn’t format it...
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    Question Extreme long boot time

    I might have found an issue with the drive. I noticed it still has windows partitions left. Looking at the storage window I see it has Efi partion left. Maybe BIOS tries to find a windows install on it and fails. I’ll backup the data and wipe it completely. I’ll update you later. Appreciate the...
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    Question Extreme long boot time

    Ok, update, the drive seems to persistently cause the issue, I switched ports now a couple of times and the only time it fails is when the drive is connected. The bios seems stuck trying to scan the ssd or something.
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    Question Extreme long boot time

    Hey, thanks again for the fast reply. Yes its the right board, I have also read though the manual and made sure to use the proper Sata config, I use the m2 port that blocks the sata 0 port, the drive is pcie tho. The second config blocks sata 4-5 which was Bad because I need a lot of drives...
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    Question Extreme long boot time

    Hey, first thank you for the reply. I updated the post with my specs. I could not find a bios log option, however I found out something else. So when I take out the intenso drive and connect its port/cable to a different drive, it works (port should not be the issue). When I disconnect that...
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    Question Extreme long boot time

    Hello everyone, So I have this issue with booting up my PC. It worked completely fine for over a year until a few days ago. Suddenly when booting up the BIOS outputs the typical Gigabyte screen, but then stays there for like 3 minutes, then it will start windows and the spinning circle appears...
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    Question Self build Home/Storage NAS (AIO vs Self Build)

    Hey, just getting back once more. I found a good deal on ebay for like 240€ for the TS-453A. It looks really promising, and I like to not having to deal with all the installation and building as it takes quite some time. I just have my last thoughts on this, you said you have like 90TB online...
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    Question Self build Home/Storage NAS (AIO vs Self Build)

    Hey, thanks for your fast reply first! I have looked into the QNAP, looks promising. Do you know if it supports 4x 12TB and maybe later even 4x20TB and upwards?
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    Question Self build Home/Storage NAS (AIO vs Self Build)

    Hello, I'm currently confused. I want to build a NAS machine, or potentially buy an AIO solution.However, I want to get as cost-efficient as possible without risking data loss, so considering DIY. My goal: OS: TrueNas or something you can recommend (User friendly UI) RAM: enough to handle...
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    Question Thunderbolt Addon Card not showing

    Hey, so first off thanks for the reply. Well I tried to reinstall the Thunderbolt drivers that are advertised in the MSI guide, also tried to install newer ones, none of them fix it. The device is since then greyed out and does not appear. I tried uninstalling all Thunderbolt drivers...
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    Question Thunderbolt Addon Card not showing

    Hello guys, long time since I last posted here, so I guess lucky me. However I recently run into this problem. I bought a MSI Thunderbolt M3 Addon Card that is officially supporting my MSI Z390 A-Pro Motherboard. In fact I was running the card quite well until yesterday. I tried to fix a...
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    Which Motherboard should I buy if I want to use a PCI-E M2 Card for booting

    Hey guys, I'm currently building a new pc from scratch and since my old one only had hdd's in it, I'm looking for a huge upgrade. I'm wondering if I may use the build in M2 slot on the Mainboard or rather getting an m2 to PCI-E adapter. Which option will give me the higher performance and will...