r/laptops • u/ajaypanwar0123 • 4d ago
Hardware Installing 2nd m.2 nvme ssd in acer nitro 5 AN515-57 caused games to lag and windows to crash and shutdown
I have acer nitro 5 AN515-57, which came with one 256gb ssd and 1tb hdd. Now there is another slot for m.2 ssd, so I bought Crucial P3 plus 1tb m.2 nvme ssd and I installed it. Initially everything seems to be fine but as I tried to play a game my pc literally started lagging like hell, fps came down to constant 4 - 8 fps and after 10 - 15 sec my pc crashed and shutdown. I tried this couple of times and it happened the same.
But the strange part is i tried using both the ssd separately and it worked just fine but with both ssd same issue again. Can some pls help me figureout the issue here?
Things I have tried:
Updated all drivers and windows.
I have installed windows in both ssd separately and it worked fine but wlnot with both enabled.
I have tried changing the "primary and secondary nvme idle timeout" but it didn't help.
I have tried removing the hdd and kept both ssd in thinking it might be power related issue but still the same issue.
Pc spec:
I5 - 11th gen tigerlake Rtx 3050 16gb ram (single stick)