Yes I did turn off fast startup and it actually slowed things down even more. With my "H" drive removed, it makes no difference whatsoever if its on or off.
The only things on my SSD "C" drive are...

Unfortunately I never got the opportunity as it started giving issues straight after I transferred my data onto it. Just kept getting error messages although every scan I did was clear.

I know its weird hey? I've read about quite a few people having the same issue but no one can offer a solution. I can also understand 1 drive having an issue and its a drive problem but 3 drives in...

Yes it is formatted GPT. I have logged a return request for the drive and I'm going to order another Samsung SSD to replace it. Unfortunately I'll have to cut down the size but hopefully I wont have...

Thanks for the reply OldMike65. I'll definitely give your recommendations a try and let you know!

Thanks simrick. I do a fortnightly BIOS check and as at this morning, it was up to date.

What I've noticed this morning because I disconnected the drive last night, is that none of the files are accessible on the H drive, however, the Disk Management tool reads it as healthy and...

CHKDSK has been run countless times and never finds any issues.
I have run the full test of SeaTools and there is also no issue.
It is last in the boot sequence:
1 - SATA 1 - Samsung SSD840
2 -...

I'm running Windows 10 Pro from SSD and before I installed my storage drive (drive H) it would boot up in less than 15 seconds. With my 2TB Seagate drive installed, it has taken as long as 45 minutes...

Not sure if this will help you but it sure helped me!

I was experiencing the exact same issues, LOOOONG boot times (up to 35 minutes!) and random freezing with a hard reboot the only option. My PC...