Hello, I have opened the event viewer and I can see these error messages there.
An error was detected on device \Device\Harddisk2\DR2
An error was detected on device \Device\Harddisk3\DR3
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Any idea what may cause this on a brand new PC?
Not really.
I recommend to check your HDDs by using the diagnostic tool of the HDD manufacturer.