3 of the same SATA ports listed in BIOS???

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I was having issues and flashed my BIOS. I have a Sandisk SSD drive that I want to boot first.
And I have a 2nd Western Digital hard drive for storage. Some of this wording I have no clue what it is and why do I have three on SATA Port 5.

Here is the BIOS boot order:
UEFI Sata Port 5 OS Bootloader
LAN IBA GE Slot 00C8
LAN IBA GE Slot 0300
UEFI Sata Port 5 Sandisk SSD
Sata Port 3 DVD
Sata Port 6 Western Digital
Sata Port 5 Sandisk SSD Boot Drive

Is my BIOS messed up or what?

Thanks,
Cheryl
 
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HamBown81

Have you tried installing on an alternate drive? Perhaps the SSD is failing?

If you are able to, I would run some diagnostics on it.
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No, it isn't messed-up. Your BIOS has both UEFI and Legacy boot options for your SSD, where the OS is installed.

The options marked "LAN" (Local Area Network) are ethernet for network boot

Is everything working properly?
 
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No, it's slow compared to before I reinstalled everything. I forgot to say I reinstalled Windows too.
So should the SSD Boot Drive be listed first?
Also on the screen I'm seeing a VGA and then a DVI emblem in top right corner which I never saw before, but I'm using a spare monitor on it right now with only a dvi cable.
 
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What was the reason that you flashed the BIOS in the first place? Did you have any custom settings or and XMP profile enabled prior to flashing?

Which version of Windows?
 
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Since you have already reinstalled and will not be losing any data, I suggest the following clean install procedure. Make sure that your network cable is unplugged until you are completely finished installing drivers and are ready to download updates.

Pull the CMOS battery from the board and start with a fresh install as follows.

  • ■ Disconnect all storage drives except the SSD you are installing on
    ■ Restart with your boot media inserted (or boot from BIOS or advanced start-up menu)
    ■ When you are in the Windows install program, before selecting a drive to install on:
    ■ use Shift+F10 to open a command prompt
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    ■ type the command "diskpart"
    ■ type "list disk"
    ■ look at the list to determine which is your drive (there should only be one)
    ■ type "select disk 0" or disc 1 or whatever it is
    ■ it should say something like "disc 0 is now the selected disc"
    ■ type "clean"
    ■ alternatively you can type "clean all" which is a more intensive wipe but takes longer
    ■ I have generally had good luck just using the "clean" command, sometimes several times in a row (seemed to help once)
    ■ If desired, you can format the drive here by typing "format MBR" or "format GPT" depending
    ■ type "exit"
    ■ you can now close the command prompt and continue with installation as normal, just select your disk, which should say "Unallocated Space" and begin
 
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Regarding the formatting of the drive as MBR or GPT, this is related to UEFI or Legacy operation. I had some very weird issues with a Samsung SSD with a GPT partition.

If you do not need or want UEFI boot I suggest using the format MBR command where it is listed
 
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I have a Sandisk SSD not sure if that is the same as a Samsung. Also I've had this setup for at least a year and then Windows said it needed to repair the drive, and then I had lots of issues, some owing to me not realizing that UEFI has replaced MBR. So in trying to fix that, I just did a diskpart clean and convert back to GPT. I assumed it was GPT previously because Windows wouldn't reinstall
 
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Have you tried installing on an alternate drive? Perhaps the SSD is failing?

If you are able to, I would run some diagnostics on it.
 
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Out of 5 downloads only one worked and it was the trial version of Sentinel. It said I had 51 bad sectors on the SSD drive although I'd like a 2nd opinion to verify it. Amazing though since SSD's were supposed to outlast the platter drives.
 
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