Windows 10: New external drive really slows Win boot time

Discus and support New external drive really slows Win boot time in Windows 10 Drivers and Hardware to solve the problem; I've had 2 x Seagate 2Tb external drives plugged in for some time with zero issue. I've now added a WD 8Tb external drive, and now there is a lag of 5... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Drivers and Hardware' started by abibee, Apr 16, 2020.

  1. ABIBEE
    abibee Win User

    New external drive really slows Win boot time


    I've had 2 x Seagate 2Tb external drives plugged in for some time with zero issue. I've now added a WD 8Tb external drive, and now there is a lag of 5 to 10 seconds before Windows boots, while the drive spins up I think. Is it the make, WD? Or is it the sheer size of it that's slowing things down?
    It's a fast enough computer, Ryzen 5, 16Gb ram, ssd. Bios is updated to latest version, as I thought that might be a factor, but it isn't. Win 10 Pro, October update, everything up to date.

    :)
     
    abibee, Apr 16, 2020
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  2. HAMMERON
    HammerON Win User

    Help! Insanely Slow Boot Time!

    I know when I have my external 2TB drive plugged in, sometimes my boot time slows down. To fix that problem I went into the BIOS and told it to ignore the drive.
    You might want to check in your BIOS to see how they have set the boot devices...
    But honestly 5-10 minutes probably means something else is slowing it up. At what stage during the boot process does it stall at?
     
    HammerON, Apr 16, 2020
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  3. DAVEM121
    DaveM121 Win User
    Laptop won't boot with new external hard drive attached.

    The problem is probably in your BIOS . . .

    • Plug in the external HDD
    • Boot into BIOS
    • Make sure the external drive is not above your internal HDD in the boot order list
    • Enable or disable USB Legacy Boot, whichever setting allows your system to boot with the external HDD plugged in . . .
     
    DaveM121, Apr 16, 2020
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  4. THE_EDSTER
    The_Edster Win User

    New external drive really slows Win boot time

    Help! Insanely Slow Boot Time!

    It usually stalls at the Gigabyte screen, and I can't access the BIOS because it does nothing when I press the required key.
     
    The_Edster, Apr 16, 2020
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