Question Slow boot on NVMe m.2 SSD

Nov 23, 2024
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I've got an m.2 SSD with Windows 11 Pro installed with secure boot and fast boot enabled.
BIOS boot times are around 1.5-2 minutes long and I've run chkdsk on all drives and disconnected all other SSDs and HDDs so be sure that no old files or partitions interfere with my m.2 disk booting.
I reinstalled Windows two days ago, before disconnecting all the other drives today. Boot times are still as slow, if not even 10 seconds slower than usual.

What do I need to do to fix this?
Will reinstalling Windows be of any help?
Will resetting all BIOS settings help?

Specs:
CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
MB: ROG Strix B550-F Gaming
GPU: Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060
NVMe SSD: Kingston SKC3000S1024G
OS: Windows 11 Pro
 
Nov 23, 2024
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you should have all disks but the intended OS install location disconnected when installing Windows.

system partitions will be created on other accessible disks and can hamper boot times and lead to other issues into the future.
I'll reinstall Windows with all other disks disconnected.
Thanks for the tip and I'll let this thread know if the problem persists.
 
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Sounds like it's doing memory training each boot.
How do I disable memory training?
Is that something I change in BIOS?

Is memory training related to RAM or storage memory?
The on-board LED doesn't indicate that there's anything wrong with RAM (memory) but it does indicate that there something with BOOT (maybe storage memory?) while booting.
 
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you should have all disks but the intended OS install location disconnected when installing Windows.

system partitions will be created on other accessible disks and can hamper boot times and lead to other issues into the future.
I reinstalled the OS and and boot time is still 89 seconds.

Got any ideas on what else it could be?