Disk usage 100%

[Inrk77]

Having some problems recently. Disk usage reads 99-100% within minutes of getting to the desktop. Tried disabling all services in msconfig and running in safe mode. No change. Also bought a brand new HDD and installed a fresh copy of Windows 10. I'm open to pretty much anything to try. I'm thinking a possible faulty power supply giving too much power but that seems unlikely. Memory seem to be doing okay as well as the cpu.

I had two internal hard drives die within two months (one Windows drive and one for steam games) now Windows won't detect either one.

 

[Random_tech]

Nothing to do with hardware, but windows 10 is proberly doing something like updates, or a virus scanner is scanning

 

[Inrk77]

That's the thing, no network in safe mode and no virus scanner. Nothing looks abnormal usage wise.

 

[theunliked]

Is it a HDD or SSD?

 

[Geekwad]

Have you checked the Windows resource monitor to see which process(es) appear to be contributing the most?

 

[D_Know_WD]

Hi there Inrk77,

Try attaching the HDD with a different power cable. You can use another SATA cable as well.
In case the issue persists, and taking into account that you get 100% disk usage when in safe mode, it may be a good idea to troubleshoot your PSU. Unfortunately, the easiest way to do so is to just borrow one from somebody and install it on your system.

Cheers,
D_Know_WD

 

[Inrk77]

All are HDD. I've swapped sata and power. Nothing really stands out in the resource monitor that would arise question. Most things are running under 1mb/s and things like steam hit higher when updating but never over about 15mb/s. Like a said it happens in safe mode too with all non essential startup services disabled so I'm leaning towards hardware. The only other thing I haven't physically checked is the memory but it appears to be okay. I also have no other way to test the drives as Windows won't detect them and I don't have another desktop.

 

[D_Know_WD]

So the HDDs are not even recognized by BIOS? If they are not, then I guess they are completely dead. In case they are, you can try testing them with some HDD testing tool for DOS.
I doubt that faulty RAM could cause similar issues. Yet, you can test it with some testing tool: http://pcsupport.about.com/od/toolsofthetrade/tp/memorytest.htm

D_Know_WD

 

[Inrk77]

Correct, I went to change the boot order and noticed no drives. I guess the next step is a new power supply as I have no spares or know of anyone who will let my rip theirs out. I can boot to desktop with this new drive but I don't want to run it too long in case it destroys this drive too.