Question Extra long boot time when third NVMe SSD is installed ?

[SixFootEwok]

I've found whenever the 2tb Kingston drive is installed, the boot on the computer could take upwards of 15 minutes. Without that drive, the computer seems to boot fine. I've done a reformat on the main drive, and even added the 1tb drive - no problems until I reinstall the 2tb. What could be causing the issue?

PC Specs
Operating System
Windows 11 Pro 64-bit
CPU
Intel Processor
RAM
64.0GB
Motherboard
ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. TUF GAMING Z690-PLUS WIFI D4 (LGA1700)
%1 Chipset
Graphics
DELL U3425WE (3440x1440@120Hz)
12272MB ATI AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT (Unknown)
Storage
465GB Western Digital WD_BLACK SN770 500GB (Unknown (SSD))
931GB KINGSTON SNV2S1000G (SATA-2 (SSD))
1863GB KINGSTON SNV2S2000G (SATA-2 (SSD))

 

[rgd1101]

latest motherboard bios?

 

[SixFootEwok]

latest motherboard bios?

Yep. Also swapped the drive to another slot and still had the slow boot issue.

 

[Ralston18]

Open Disk Management and expand the window so all can be fully seen.

Take a screenshot and post the screenshot here via imgur (www.imgur.com).

 

[ubuysa]

Try going into your BIOS setup, the System Agent Configuration section, and change the generation of that socket from Auto to Gen 4. It may simply be that the drive gereration isn't ecognised by Auto. I had a similar problem with a gen 3 NVMe dive on my recent build.