Question SSD Disappears From Windows

[Endre]

Hello!

I have built a new PC, and I have encountered a bizarre issue.
I have 3 identical SSDs (Samsung 970 Pro 1TB) in a non-RAID setup, partitions: C, D, E.
The C drive is active permanently.
However it happened once that the D & E partitions disappeared and only reappeared after a restart of the system.

QUESTION:
Is there a parameter in the BIOS that puts those 2 drives in a dormant/disabled state?
Can I change a setting somewhere?

MY SYSTEM:
1. Motherboard: ASRock X670E Taichi (on the latest BIOS version: 3.06)
2. CPU: AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
3. AIO: Arctic Liquid Freezer III 360 ARGB Black
4. PSU: Corsair HX1200i
5. RAM: ADATA 2x32GB DDR5-4800 CL40 @1.1V
6. Video Card: Nvidia - Asus GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
7. Case: Fractal Design Meshify 2 RGB
8. Audio Interface: Focusrite Scarlett 2i4 (2nd Gen)
9. OS: Windows 11 Enterprise v23H2 (up to date)
Newest drivers have been installed for all parts.

 

[SkyNetRising]

Is there a parameter in the BIOS that puts those 2 drives in a dormant/disabled state?
Can I change a setting somewhere?

Not in BIOS.
There are settings in Control Panel\Power Options
that will turn off inactive hard drives (SSDs also).

 

[Endre]

Not in BIOS.
There are settings in Control Panel\Power Options
that will turn off inactive hard drives (SSDs also).

In the Control Panel, I have set the power options to "Ultimate Performance" mode, and the hard drives to never go to sleep.

 

[Endre]

By default, Windows had set the Minimum Processor State at 0%.
I've set it at 100%.
(On my previous PC, Windows had it set by default at 100%).

Time will tell if this was what caused the issue in the first place.

 

[Endre]

<Update>

Setting the Minimum Processor State at 100% didn't solve the issue.

I did find 2 settings in the BIOS that solved the issue:
1. I have changed the M.2_1 link speed from "Auto" to "Gen3".
2. I have changed the x16 PCIe link speed from "Auto" to "Gen3".