odd behavior hard drive

[WarWeeny]

So every so often my HDD goes to 100% out of nowhere (usually when i watch a video) and stays there for a minute or 2 before backing down and resuming as usual.

Afterwards i get an error saying "server execution failed" - but i am not connected to the internet most of the time (laptop, only go to library for internet stuff like emails and shit) and i do not get this error all the time (it comes and goes about once a month? if even that). Also, when i access a file (like playing a video) the HDD "clicks" before attempting to play it, but it does not do that after it has done that initially (so all the things i do after it, it does not "click") i just assuming this has to do with accessing the data on the disk, so i am not that worried about this, but i thought i'd give it a mention.

 

I crystal-disk check the disk, everything seems healthy, but i am still a bit worried. Also did a disk check in windows itself.

Do i have a setting enabled that does this or is this a problem in windows 10 itself (anniversary update installed).

 

I backed up some important files, just in case the HDD is failing (although it only is about a year old).

 

So am i doing something wrong here, are my settings not right, or is my HDD failing on me already?

I thought i'd ask here for some answers.

 

[Bwithnewcast]

tried defraging it? also what hard drive is it?

How many hours has it been on? is the sata cable defective? How many read and write cycles? is the drive full all the time?

 

Are you moving your pc arond? the hdd works kind of like a little gyroscope and is affected by chaning of position

[ProjectBox153]

What brand hard drive? I have seen the 100% usage issue in Windows 10 only, so it may be partially that.

[WarWeeny]

Just now, Bwithnewcast said:

tried defraging it? also what hard drive is it?

it is probably a samsung 5200rpm (standard hdd for gaming laptops) (Asus ROG G751JY-T7392T is the one i have)

Defraging takes AGES though and i had this problem for a while now, so i doubt that would solve my problem.

 

I will probably try it later down the line, but i think a setting i have is causing this anomaly.

[Bwithnewcast]

Open crystaldisk info and check what drive you have... And please provide as much information as you can

[WarWeeny]

18 minutes ago, Bwithnewcast said:

Open crystaldisk info and check what drive you have... And please provide as much information as you can

i hope this is what you were looking for.

[Bwithnewcast]

Can you find the load/unload cycles?

[WarWeeny]

Just now, Bwithnewcast said:

Can you find the load/unload cycles?

no?

is it in crystaldisk or is it elsewhere?

[Bwithnewcast]

2 minutes ago, WarWeeny said:

no?

is it in crystaldisk or is it elsewhere?

Google it...

 

[WarWeeny]

2 minutes ago, Bwithnewcast said:

Google it...

 

or just give an answer, not that hard