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    Question boots in 2 mins unless i remove ssd!

    I haven't found a solution yet, but alittle update. I got hold of another ssd and put it in the laptop.. Issue continued, which would suggest its not a drive issue (or atleast not the removed drive) and more likely something goinb on with windows instead.. Not sure yhat makes it any easier to...
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    Question boots in 2 mins unless i remove ssd!

    I am grateful for your time and effort.. Its bizarre to say the least.. the drive works, so what is happening to the boot is one of those questions that will go unanswered.. I will use it as an external drive and just let my niece have it with that when dhe needs some dxtra storage.. If in the...
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    Question boots in 2 mins unless i remove ssd!

    Hi mate.. busy week so only just got to it.. Did as you suggssted and now i am stuck.. Keeps saying no bootable drive now.. but through exiting the bios, can boot, but each time it try and reboot, samething, no bootable drive... dont know wtf is going on now save, i clearly know alot less than i...
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    Question boots in 2 mins unless i remove ssd!

    Sorry to confuse stuff.. os is on m.2 drive which stays in the machine, and with thst in alone, all is well.. the problem is when the second drive is in.. the problem is, before reset, both were in and boot time was excellent.. now i havd to removd the secondary ssd to get it to boot in the...
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    Question boots in 2 mins unless i remove ssd!

    From cold, my pc normally starts up in approx 10 seconds and thats full to burdting with programs and files etc.. Thought that was jusf the norm.. note though, the boot drive on the laptop is m.2 ssd.. The reset was a complete from the factory reset in win 10 restoring the laptop to out of the...
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    Question boots in 2 mins unless i remove ssd!

    I am used to my machine with all the same ingredients (same drives) starting up in around 6 seconds..This is from cold.. I have done all driver updates, all windows updates, cleared all caches. I have disabled all unnecessary start up programs.. I had been using this laptop without issue over...
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    Question boots in 2 mins unless i remove ssd!

    I recently reset my laptop to give it clean to my niece.. its a dell inspiron 7577 gaming with an i7 and 1050ti. Windows 10. 16gb ram and 128 ssd m.2, anx an extra kingston hyper x 240gb ssd for good measure.. The Kingston ssd has been formatted and is completely empty, the samsung m.2 drive...