How to fix NVMe recognition delays on ASRock A320M-HDV R4.0?
When the loading bar stayed stuck at 1% for two straight minutes, I knew this wasn't a software glitch—it was a hardware handshake fail. The older BIOS on the ASRock A320M-HDV R4.0 has this annoying lag when identifying NVMe protocols, stretching boot times to a painful 50-70 seconds. I tried disabling every unnecessary startup item in Windows, but that only shaved off 3 seconds, which felt like a complete waste of time. I ended up flashing the latest official BIOS and toggled Fast Boot to 'Enabled' while disabling the CSM (Compatibility Support Module). Using a boot timer,
