Question Games not running from nonboot drive

[Dometologist]

Hey all,
Just completed a successful(ish) new build a few weeks ago, and noticed a recurring issue regarding my storage options. Currently have Windows 10 Pro on my 1TB SSD, a 500GB SSD (disconnected for reasons from another thread) alongside a 2TB HDD. Basically, my OS recognizes the secondary HDD but every time I download games and try to run them from it, it takes 10 min to boot up and crashes not just the game but my entire OS to the point where I have to restart the computer. No such issues when I installed steam, Epicgameslauncher, and games onto my boot drive. I had this issue with both the secondary SSD and HDD so I don’t think it’s just the drives. Anyone have experience or tips for this kind of issue?

 

[rgd1101]

full system spec?

 

[Dometologist]

-H710i case
-Ryzen 7 3700X
-GTX 1070 FTW
-Noctua NH-D15
-Seagate Barracuda 2TB internal drive
-Samsung 860 QVO 1TB SSD
-2x 8GB patriot Viper 4 series extreme DDR4 3200MHz
Corsair 850w 80+Gold

 

[rgd1101]

motherboard make and model?

try other sata port on the motherboard?