Windows Auto Repair With External NVME

Akumatie · May 10

When I boot my computer with my external NVME drive plugged in, I always get a auto repair message then it shows the blue screen with it saying some random path on the drive that isn't actually on the drive.
The drive is a Sabrent Rocket 512gb, and the enclosure is a fanxiang MD85, I don't have anyother NVME enclosures but this problem does not happen when I plug my non named one in with a 2.5inch crucial drive.

Any ideas on why this could be happening? I think it's Windows scanning the system for NVME drives on the boot process and in that it disconnects external devices then it hangs as a drive just goes but I am not sure.

I have tried disconnecting the drive and boot this works but I want my drive to be always in, I have also disabled the boot priority on that drive but still happens. I have an Asrock B760 steel legend if that matters.

BillBill · May 10

14 hours ago, Akumatie said:

When I boot my computer with my external NVME drive plugged in, I always get a auto repair message then it shows the blue screen with it saying some random path on the drive that isn't actually on the drive.
The drive is a Sabrent Rocket 512gb, and the enclosure is a fanxiang MD85, I don't have anyother NVME enclosures but this problem does not happen when I plug my non named one in with a 2.5inch crucial drive.

Any ideas on why this could be happening? I think it's Windows scanning the system for NVME drives on the boot process and in that it disconnects external devices then it hangs as a drive just goes but I am not sure.

I have tried disconnecting the drive and boot this works but I want my drive to be always in, I have also disabled the boot priority on that drive but still happens. I have an Asrock B760 steel legend if that matters.

It can be due to how the external NVMe drive is formatted. Windows thinks that it is a boot drive. Go into the BIOS and set your boot drive as number one in boot order list. Also disable fast startup. That is found in Control Panel, Power Options then Choose what the power buttons do.

Akumatie · Friday at 02:55 PM

On 5/10/2025 at 3:50 PM, BillBill said:

It can be due to how the external NVMe drive is formatted. Windows thinks that it is a boot drive. Go into the BIOS and set your boot drive as number one in boot order list. Also disable fast startup. That is found in Control Panel, Power Options then Choose what the power buttons do.

Sorry for the late reply but I believe that is correct the BIOS thought it was a boot drive, even when putting my main NVME as the main boot still happened so I just use my other external 2.5inch drive now and the external NVME as a backup drive. Both give same speeds because of bandwidth limitations so that's fine.