Question Disk Drive 100%

[dirtydancin]

So recently my Disk D Drive has been going all the way up to 100% anytime I try and play any game. I do not know what has started this problem but one thing I may say is that I was playing a bunch of modpacks on minecraft that required at least 8-10G of RAM and I have 16Gb of RAM on my pc. I have the VRLA Tech Apollo with a AMD Ryzen 5 3600, b450 MB, 16GB DDR4, 120GB M.2 NVME+ 1TB 7200RPM 3.5' SATA Hard Drive, RTX 2060, 500W +80 PSU, with a wifi adapter and 2 fans. Im starting to think that it was due to the MC modpacks requiring so much RAM which messed up my PC with its memory. Now when I try and play any other game, it either doesnt load the graphics, closes out of the game completely and I cant reopen the game, or just crashes my computer entirely to where I have to force shut down my PC. I mainly play rocket league, apex, valorant, halo infinite and thats about it. I was thinking about getting a new SSD along with a new HDD but I have no clue what is wrong with my HDD and why its stuck at 100%. Please Help, I just wanna play my games again. This has always also been a problem with my steam games, any time I play one game such as valorant or RL on epic games and then try to play a game on steam, it no longer chooses to work and crashes.

 

[rgd1101]

check cpu/gpu temp?
malware scan your system?

 

[dirtydancin]

check cpu/gpu temp?
malware scan your system?

I checked my gpu and cpu temp and they’re fairly average. My GPU stays around 30-60°C while the D drive is at 100%. What malware scanner would you recommend?

 

[dirtydancin]

Also I already tried looking up all the videos about fixing the 100% D like turning off Sysmain and all the others and nothing seemed to work.

 

[falcon291]

Can you please download CrystalDiskInfo and share its SMART values.

Even it does not show something, your hard disk is dying. Please copy any file that you might need in the future to a safe location.

 

[dirtydancin]

Can you please download CrystalDiskInfo and share its SMART values.

Even it does not show something, your hard disk is dying. Please copy any file that you might need in the future to a safe location.

should i try and get a new disk drive? i’ll also copy all of my important information thank you for letting me know.

 

[falcon291]

I don't know the age of your HD, some HDs have 2-3, some 5 years of guarantee. You can try to RMA it.

And yes it is a good time to buy a 1 TB or 2 TB disk, prices are low, and the time is right. I would like to recommend WD Black . 2 TB is 80 USD, 1 TB is 50 USD.

 

[dirtydancin]

I don't know the age of your HD, some HDs have 2-3, some 5 years of guarantee. You can try to RMA it.

And yes it is a good time to buy a 1 TB or 2 TB disk, prices are low, and the time is right. I would like to recommend WD Black . 2 TB is 80 USD, 1 TB is 50 USD.

I had it built by VRLA during christmas 2020 but I obviously messed up somewhere in between then and now that screwed up my PC. Should I also get a new ssd with more storage or just a new HD?

 

[falcon291]

Depends on the price and your needs. I bought a new 2 TB Samsung 970 Evo Plus M2 drive. It is more than 4 times expensive but it worth it.

 

[dirtydancin]

I don't know the age of your HD, some HDs have 2-3, some 5 years of guarantee. You can try to RMA it.

And yes it is a good time to buy a 1 TB or 2 TB disk, prices are low, and the time is right. I would like to recommend WD Black . 2 TB is 80 USD, 1 TB is 50 USD.

I just checked crystal disk info and it says both drives are healthy and good.

 

[falcon291]

The problem is at D and it is showing 100 percent usage. Right?

Can you try to copy a large file from C to D and then back from D to C. And if you can share the screenshots it would be great.

 

[dirtydancin]

The problem is at D and it is showing 100 percent usage. Right?

Can you try to copy a large file from C to D and then back from D to C. And if you can share the screenshots it would be great.

what would you like me to ss?

 

[dirtydancin]

View: https://youtu.be/blmzO9XOqP4


That is an example of the freeze, this is a mild one but it usually happens at the beginning of each and every round on valorant. Sometimes its even worse and wont unfreeze until Ive force shut down or restarted my PC

 

[falcon291]

Crystaldisk info SMART values screenshot... When you check from the task manager it is 100 percent disk usage in Task Manager? Right?

 

[dirtydancin]

Crystaldisk info SMART values screenshot... When you check from the task manager it is 100 percent disk usage in Task Manager? Right?

Yes in task manager it goes to 100% when i try and load up any game at all. On CrystalDiskInfo my D drive says good and is at 34C and my C drive says Good 97% and 47C

 

[dirtydancin]

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1C-0H0VS4as4rY_t-koXWLvYilgQ0GatkMACZsZe9DEg/edit?usp=sharing

That contains my C and D drive tests using crystal disk info