HDD Help

ShoMy · May 8, 2016

My HDD frequently blocks on 100% usage.

IDK about any malware or virus thats causing this and also i installed brand new system month or two ago and idk whats causing this my computer just blocks cuz of that but thats rare but still when playing games i feel a bit lag sometimes from HDD.

I have Western Digital Blue 500 gigs...

krkevin · May 8, 2016

Try not to force your HDD at 100% usage then? You could also consider buying a SSD, significantly better in performance terms.

Nord · May 8, 2016

I have a Audi in gray with 5seats and it stutters a bit when I go full throttle and above 2k RPM in the third gear, any idea?

^This is pretty much the same information you gave about your HDD

We know you have one, we know its size and we know the Manufacturer, which is nice but pretty much useless as we dont know the RPM, cache size, its temperature when your "computer blocks", its generic R/W speed or at least the brand number, not even when you bought it...

http://www.wdc.com/en/products/internal/desktop/Default.aspx

thats what you get on WD under "blue"

You should take a look at this topic:

Now to your problem:

Could be its too old / slow in general.

Could be its dying -> try running some HDD test tool like HDTune to rule it out

Could be its fragmented too much -> did/do you defrag. it, ever?

Could be you forgot to turn off automatic defrag and thats why it happens.

Could be you have a too invasive AV programm that uses your HDD too much allready when scanning in the background.

Could be its running too hot and that causes problems with the drive. (Crystal disk will show HDD temps and if the drive is ok according to a 10second quick test)

Could be its not even your HDD but rather some other component, because as far as we know you could have everything between an Intel 4004 4bit CPU and an 6700k.

Could be the Sata cable and/or Port on the MOBO is broken, try switching those.

Could be you are running your HDD on an 6GB port and it does not support that, so try a 3GB one.

Also does it block aswell when you run an HDD benchmark?