Question 100% disk usage, solution unheralded.

[dcfecta]

I've been having this issue lately, and I am baffled on why it occurs.

My 7200 rpm HDD has this fluctuating issue where whenever I use a program for an extended period of time (usually 3ds Max/Maya, alike program of the stature) or play any modern game for extended time (mainly FFXII The Zodiac Age), on exit; any programs I open cause the disk to fire up to 100% disk usage for around 30 seconds or longer, it's ridiculous.

Soultions tried:



-Disabling Windows Search, SysMain (Superfetch) all those services that pop up in relative Google searches, to no avail.

-Defragging the whole drive, currently 0% fragmented, and says the drive is in Good Health, and is status OK.





I'd really like to understand this issue since it is problematic anytime I exit a program and have all other programs (including Chrome/ any browser) cause the disk usage to shoot up to 100% for at least 30 seconds or longer.

I was thinking about disabling the paging file in hopes this problem would go away, but read of potential warnings of doing so, and some programs refusing to run with it.

I'm lost here, any help greatly appreciated.



Sys_Specs:



Windows 10 Pro x64

AMD Phenom X4 955 Quad Core @3.20Ghz

8.00 GB RAM

Virtual Memory: 7.65 GB

Page File: 2.84 GB

GPU: NVIDA GeForece GTX 780 3GB

HDD: SATA/600 @7200 RPM

 

[onespeedbiker]

I found this fix which might work. go to this link https://www.drivereasy.com/knowledge/100-disk-usage-windows-10-fixed/ and check out Fix 8: Fix your StorAHCI.sys driver.

 

[dcfecta]

I found this fix which might work. go to this link https://www.drivereasy.com/knowledge/100-disk-usage-windows-10-fixed/ and check out Fix 8: Fix your StorAHCI.sys driver.

Tried it, and, of course, didn't work.

 

[hang-the-9]

For drive issues, first thing I like to do is try a new drive and a clean Windows setup. Since you don't have a solid state now, spending $40 on a 250 gb one is a good idea, will likely fix the issue and will make the system run faster.