Posted October 4, 2015 Well my HDD is getting slow, don't tell me to buy a new one, I already am building an entire new system. Any ideas on how to help? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 4, 2015 Try doing an hdd defrag Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 4, 2015 Scan for viruses and check its status with CrystalDiskInfo EDIT: Oh, and defrag it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 4, 2015 Well my HDD is getting slow, don't tell me to buy a new one, I already am building an entire new system. Any ideas on how to help? Make.Model.Type? Near Full? How slow? Provide "AS-SSD" (works on HDD's too) results or something... /Some defrag programs put certain types of system files at the start of the drive, could be slightly faster. Some also can put more frequently used files towards the start section of the drive, some (o&o defrag) can even allocate folders to start/middle/end of drives, finetuning further. Maximums - Asus Z97-K /w i5 4690 Bclk @106.9Mhz * x39 = 4.17Ghz, 8GB of 2600Mhz DDR3,.. Gigabyte GTX970 G1-Gaming @ 1550Mhz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 4, 2015 Try doing an hdd defrag This. Also, try deleting unnecessary files; the more files you have, the longer it takes to index locations. Intel Core i7-6700K | Corsair H105 | Asus Z170I PRO GAMING | G.Skill TridentZ Series 16GB | 950 PRO 512GB M.2 Asus GeForce GTX 980 Ti 6GB STRIX OC | BitFenix Prodigy (Black/Red) | XFX PRO Black Edition 850W My Build | PCPartPicker | CoC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 4, 2015 Just defrag it Early 2020 Build : Intel i7 8700k // MSI Krait Z370 // Corsair LPX 8x2 16GB // Aorus 5700 XT // NZXT H500 Early 2019 Build : Ryzen 2600X // Asus Tuff X470 // G.Skill Trident Z RGB 8x2 16GB // MSI RTX 2070 // NZXT H500 Late 2017 Build : Intel i7 8700k // Asus Prime Z370-A // G.Skill Trident Z 8x2 16GB // EVGA GTX 1080 Ti // NZXT S320 Elite Late 2015 Build : Intel i7 6700k // Asus Maximus VI Gene Z170 // Corsair LPX 8x2 16GB // Gigabyte GTX 970 // Corsair Air 240 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 4, 2015 HDDs are pretty cheap, 500gb for like 30 or 40 USD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 4, 2015 Author Make.Model.Type? Near Full? How slow? Provide "AS-SSD" (works on HDD's too) results or something... /Some defrag programs put certain types of system files at the start of the drive, could be slightly faster. Some also can put more frequently used files towards the start section of the drive, some (o&o defrag) can even allocate folders to start/middle/end of drives, finetuning further. Well, its a prebuild computer's standard Toshiba 1TB 7200 hdd. Its nothing special. I can use Crystal Disk Info if you want Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 4, 2015 Author HDDs are pretty cheap, 500gb for like 30 or 40 USD I'm building a new system in a year with a 256gb ssd and a 4tb hdd. Don't bother. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 4, 2015 Author While I'm at it, does anyone have any ideas for speeding up a harddrive's boot time? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 4, 2015 While I'm at it, does anyone have any ideas for speeding up a harddrive's boot time?Maybe changing the boot order in bios ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 4, 2015 While I'm at it, does anyone have any ideas for speeding up a harddrive's boot time? Removing ALL drives from the boot order EXCEPT the one. Removing all un-needed services from starting up with windows... This you MUST read a guide for, if you disable random shit. your asking for trouble. Apart from that, shit out of luck, the drive can only do what its capable of... so removing some startup items/services can some a little bit, but its not a night and day difference either... it would still be barely noticeable. If you have a metric SHIT-TON of startup programs, remove them, and put an icon on the desktop for them to run manually after windows loads, not have them run on startup. Maximums - Asus Z97-K /w i5 4690 Bclk @106.9Mhz * x39 = 4.17Ghz, 8GB of 2600Mhz DDR3,.. Gigabyte GTX970 G1-Gaming @ 1550Mhz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 4, 2015 Author Maybe changing the boot order in bios ? For some reason, my motherboard doesn't like me trying to enter the bios and literally wont let me access it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 4, 2015 For some reason, my motherboard doesn't like me trying to enter the bios and literally wont let me access it.That's weird, what mobo do you have Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 4, 2015 That's weird, what mobo do you have Sometimes its a case of the USB keyboard not activating (even with USB-bios options enabled)until Windows gets loaded. I have a keyboard that wont work to get into the Bios, and have a spare keyb just for that. For some reason, my motherboard doesn't like me trying to enter the bios and literally wont let me access it. Maximums - Asus Z97-K /w i5 4690 Bclk @106.9Mhz * x39 = 4.17Ghz, 8GB of 2600Mhz DDR3,.. Gigabyte GTX970 G1-Gaming @ 1550Mhz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 4, 2015 Author Sometimes its a case of the USB keyboard not activating (even with USB-bios options enabled)until Windows gets loaded. I have a keyboard that wont work to get into the Bios, and have a spare keyb just for that. I could try all the keyboards in my house to see if it works Might be a good idea :L Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 5, 2015 Well my HDD is getting slow, don't tell me to buy a new one, I already am building an entire new system. Any ideas on how to help? Hey there Sena17, I'd check the S.M.A.R.T. status of the drive and see what's the condition of it. If you have a hard time reading it, feel free to post it here. I'd also check for any bad sectors that might have appeared across the drive. You may be able to disable some of the applications that start whenever you boot your computer and thus speed up the process a bit. Defragging the drive might also give some good results on the performance. Captain_WD. If this helped you, like and choose it as best answer - you might help someone else with the same issue. ^_^WDC Representative, http://www.wdc.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted October 6, 2015 Author Hey there Sena17, I'd check the S.M.A.R.T. status of the drive and see what's the condition of it. If you have a hard time reading it, feel free to post it here. I'd also check for any bad sectors that might have appeared across the drive. You may be able to disable some of the applications that start whenever you boot your computer and thus speed up the process a bit. Defragging the drive might also give some good results on the performance. Captain_WD. Having trouble finding out how to insert an image on here ;-; Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
