Question HDD randomly shoots to 100%

[mrbobster99]

My trusty hard drive started to fail a few months ago so I decided to replace it with a 500gb SSD for better speed, along with a 2tb Seagate BarraCuda HDD (ST2000DM008) for extra storage. However the new hard drive has already started to create problems by repeatedly freezing up windows explorer when I try to move files from it or freezing/crashing games that are installed on it. The main issue seems to be related to disk usage as task manager will say that my HDD is running at 100% when it's freezing up however it shows 0 mb/s read and write with all processes registering similarly. It doesn't even seem to be triggered by anything as I can just have task manager open and it'll shoot up to 100% for a minute then drop to 0%.

I'm aware that there's a windows 10 bug that supposedly causes 100% disk usage to happen however I've tried all the common solutions for that and found nothing (I also doubt it could be windows causing it as it only affects the secondary HDD and not the SSD that it's actually on). I've done all the standard hard drive checks (SeaTools, CrystalDiskMark, CrystalDiskInfo etc.) but everything looks fine, no bad sectors or corruption. I'm really hoping someone has an idea what's wrong with it because I'd really prefer not having to abandon this hard drive after less than 2 months of use.

Full Specs
Motherboard: Asus Z97-A
CPU: Intel Core i5-4690K
GPU: GeForce GTX 980
Ram: Corsair Vengeance DDR3 16gb (CMY16GX3M2A1600C9R)
SSD: Crucial MX500 500gb (CT500MX500SSD1)
HDD: Seagate BarraCuda 2tb (ST2000DM008)
PSU: EVGA 600 W1, 80+ WHITE 600W (100-W1-0600-K3)
OS: Windows 10 Build 19042.746

 

[Ralston18]

Update your post to include full system hardware specs and OS information. Windows 10 noted - version?

PSU: make, model, wattage, age, condition?

Also, as always, verify that you have all important data backed up, proven recoverable, and verified as readable.

Double check the new drives' power and data connections. Ensure that the connections are fully and firmly in place. Connections can initially be tight and feel connected but actually are not. Then loosen due to expansion and contraction or vibrations.

Look in Reliability History and Event Viewer as well for error codes, warnings, and informational events. Reliability History is much more user friendly and uses a timeline format that may present errors, etc. that correspond with the installation of the new drives.

You can also use Resource Monitor as a supplement to Task Manager.

Process Explorer (free and downloadable via Microsoft) may help identify some problem.

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/downloads/process-explorer

 

[mrbobster99]

Update your post to include full system hardware specs and OS information. Windows 10 noted - version?

PSU: make, model, wattage, age, condition?

Also, as always, verify that you have all important data backed up, proven recoverable, and verified as readable.

Double check the new drives' power and data connections. Ensure that the connections are fully and firmly in place. Connections can initially be tight and feel connected but actually are not. Then loosen due to expansion and contraction or vibrations.

Look in Reliability History and Event Viewer as well for error codes, warnings, and informational events. Reliability History is much more user friendly and uses a timeline format that may present errors, etc. that correspond with the installation of the new drives.

You can also use Resource Monitor as a supplement to Task Manager.

Process Explorer (free and downloadable via Microsoft) may help identify some problem.

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/downloads/process-explorer

The PSU looks to be in fine condition but it's about 6 years old so it might need replacing. I'll check out the other tools you mentioned and see if it can tell me anything as well as checking the actual connections.