2nd HDD/SSD as storage lag the boot time?

blackdiyo

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Dec 14, 2015
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Hi
Anyone knows if we have a second storage (HDD/SSD), it lags the boot time? or the boot time is only depend on the HDD/SSD where the OS is installed?

Thanks
 
Solution
Boot time should only be dependant on the boot drive.
Post time can vary. Normally I would say POST time shouldn't have a noticeable impact but last year I had a customer's pc and with a 3tb drive installed it literally took 5 minutes to POST and then worked fine.

popatim

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Boot time should only be dependant on the boot drive.
Post time can vary. Normally I would say POST time shouldn't have a noticeable impact but last year I had a customer's pc and with a 3tb drive installed it literally took 5 minutes to POST and then worked fine.
 
Solution
If a secondary HDD/SSD is connected in the system during boot-up it will affect boot-up time. However, the delay in boot-up time as compared with *only* having the boot drive connected can be insignificant - even hardly noticeable - depending upon the PC's power, i.e., processor, drives involved in the boot-up process (SSD or HDD), and the like.

Anyway, there's one way to check it, right? Try it both ways on your PC and see the results.
 

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