So i'm running Crucial p1 500GB NVMe SSD and a WD Blue 7200 rpm HDD. Boot times are between 26 and 30 seconds (measured from pressing the power button until the wallpaper appears, there are another 5 to 10 seconds of loading the startup programs). Compared to my old rig that had a Samsung SATA SSD it's way slower when it's supposed to actually beat it. All that on fresh windows installs (actually tried reinstalling it).
Few things i tried that make me think the windows is installed on the HDD, despite me selecting the SSD during the installation process:
-tried different SATA port for the HDD in case it shares bandwidth but nothing changed
-enabling Fast boot from bios - windows won't even boot, stops after post with message "insert boot media and press any key"; didn't even bother with Ultra fast boot
-disable CMS - after leaving bios the pc restarts and enters bios again with all boot drives disappeared from the boot priority list
-physically disconnected the HDD sata cable and tried to power up - same "insert boot media" message
-ran some benchmarks and both drives seem to be ok.
Also noticed Windows detects the HDD as removable (like a USB flash drive).
Is it safe to say that windows installed some valuable boot stuff on the HDD? If so how do can i tell? I`m sure i selected the SSD for when it asked during the install process and also there isn't a single file or folder on the HDD (not even hidden ones). Can i reinstall or move the boot to the SSD without formatting everything or the only option is to wipe it all and just disconnect the HDD during the installation?
Thanks in advance.
Edit: Sys specs:
CPU: Ryzen 3700x
Motherboard: Gigabyte x570 Gaming X
Ram: Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro 3200 Mhz CL 16 2x8GB (Running at 3133Mhz currently)
SSD/HDD: Crucial p1 500GB NVMe SSD + WD Blue 7200 rpm 1TB HDD
GPU: Gigabyte Rtx 2070s Gaming OC
PSU: Seasonic Focus GX 650W
Chassis: Deepcool Matrexx 70
OS: Windows 10 Pro version 1909
Few things i tried that make me think the windows is installed on the HDD, despite me selecting the SSD during the installation process:
-tried different SATA port for the HDD in case it shares bandwidth but nothing changed
-enabling Fast boot from bios - windows won't even boot, stops after post with message "insert boot media and press any key"; didn't even bother with Ultra fast boot
-disable CMS - after leaving bios the pc restarts and enters bios again with all boot drives disappeared from the boot priority list
-physically disconnected the HDD sata cable and tried to power up - same "insert boot media" message
-ran some benchmarks and both drives seem to be ok.
Also noticed Windows detects the HDD as removable (like a USB flash drive).
Is it safe to say that windows installed some valuable boot stuff on the HDD? If so how do can i tell? I`m sure i selected the SSD for when it asked during the install process and also there isn't a single file or folder on the HDD (not even hidden ones). Can i reinstall or move the boot to the SSD without formatting everything or the only option is to wipe it all and just disconnect the HDD during the installation?
Thanks in advance.
Edit: Sys specs:
CPU: Ryzen 3700x
Motherboard: Gigabyte x570 Gaming X
Ram: Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro 3200 Mhz CL 16 2x8GB (Running at 3133Mhz currently)
SSD/HDD: Crucial p1 500GB NVMe SSD + WD Blue 7200 rpm 1TB HDD
GPU: Gigabyte Rtx 2070s Gaming OC
PSU: Seasonic Focus GX 650W
Chassis: Deepcool Matrexx 70
OS: Windows 10 Pro version 1909
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