I was not entirely sure where to post this as I don't know if it is a Windows or SSD/HDD problem.
About 2 or 3 years ago, I was using a 750GB HDD as my primary HDD with my OS (Windows 10) on. I had since bought an SAMSUNG 850 250GB SSD with the hopes of improving my startup time. So I reinstalled my OS on the SSD WITHOUT wiping the HDD (it had a lot of my files on it and I didn't have anywhere to back it up to). For the first few weeks, it was working well as expected. However, in these past 2 years the SSD had started taking 30-45 minutes to boot Windows. It gets stuck on the Windows 10 loading screen. After the computer is booted, it works perfectly.
I have also since found out that if the computer is shut down properly (by pressing the shut down option in start menu) the PC will start in 10 to 20 seconds as it should, but if the PC shuts down due to power outage, restarting or any other means (more common), it will take the 30 - 45 minutes to boot.
I have since formatted the 750GB HDD with hopes of it fixing the problem (maybe the OS's on the 2 drives were clashing?) but it did not fix the problem. I have set the SSD as the primary and only boot device in the BIOS, but still not fixed.
If there is anyone who can provide some help or support, please do. I will be trying the Windows 10 repair now and after that I will need to resort to reinstalling the OS, but I'm not sure if it will work.
Thanks!
About 2 or 3 years ago, I was using a 750GB HDD as my primary HDD with my OS (Windows 10) on. I had since bought an SAMSUNG 850 250GB SSD with the hopes of improving my startup time. So I reinstalled my OS on the SSD WITHOUT wiping the HDD (it had a lot of my files on it and I didn't have anywhere to back it up to). For the first few weeks, it was working well as expected. However, in these past 2 years the SSD had started taking 30-45 minutes to boot Windows. It gets stuck on the Windows 10 loading screen. After the computer is booted, it works perfectly.
I have also since found out that if the computer is shut down properly (by pressing the shut down option in start menu) the PC will start in 10 to 20 seconds as it should, but if the PC shuts down due to power outage, restarting or any other means (more common), it will take the 30 - 45 minutes to boot.
I have since formatted the 750GB HDD with hopes of it fixing the problem (maybe the OS's on the 2 drives were clashing?) but it did not fix the problem. I have set the SSD as the primary and only boot device in the BIOS, but still not fixed.
If there is anyone who can provide some help or support, please do. I will be trying the Windows 10 repair now and after that I will need to resort to reinstalling the OS, but I'm not sure if it will work.
Thanks!