Hybrid sshd Slow

[Seph1k]

Hi there A silly question, Installing a hybrid sshd using normal port sata 6.0 slot and cable, i get a read and write @ 72 while my normal drives which cost half price go at like 150 upwards. I Have not tried changing power features but tried multiple sata cables and power, I installed intel rst and mei, even removed rst. But its so sluggish :O is there anything im missing ? on windows 10 ahci, latest bios. which installs a sshd service apparently...

i7-4771 (no oc but speedstep and power saving etc enabled by default)
12 gigs Kingston hyper-x savage memory
as-rock Fatal1ty Z97X Killer 3.1 (i should destroy this)
ST1000DX001 1TB HYBRID SSHD

Thanx for your help

 

[SuperSoph_WD]

Welcome, @Seph1k!

You've done a great job with the troubleshooting so far. I'd recommend check the transfer rate speeds of the hybrid drive on another computer, if you have access to one. I'd also recommend you download the HDD's brand-specific utility and see if you have the latest firmware installed onto the SSHD. (If a manual update is possible). While on their website, you might as well download the diagnostic utility to check up on the health and SMART status.
IF the issues persists on multiple systems, you should definitely get in touch with the reseller's /manufacturer's customer support and RMA the product. After all, it could be a faulty drive as well.

Hope it helps. Keep me posted if you have more questions!
SuperSoph_WD

 

[Seph1k]

Welcome, @Seph1k!

You've done a great job with the troubleshooting so far. I'd recommend check the transfer rate speeds of the hybrid drive on another computer, if you have access to one. I'd also recommend you download the HDD's brand-specific utility and see if you have the latest firmware installed onto the SSHD. (If a manual update is possible). While on their website, you might as well download the diagnostic utility to check up on the health and SMART status.
IF the issues persists on multiple systems, you should definitely get in touch with the reseller's /manufacturer's customer support and RMA the product. After all, it could be a faulty drive as well.

Hope it helps. Keep me posted if you have more questions!
SuperSoph_WD

Hey hey thanx for your time, i have tried that too haha xD its firmware and software are the latest versions anyway, so i had taken that into account. as far as i know its only seagate greens that would cut speed because of power saving, im not 100% sure because i dont really keep up with technology these days. smart status pretty much all green, all my hdd have almost exact same stats in s.m.a.r.t. and is detecting as sata 6.0. cables are new aswell. i only used it for like a month or 2 D: seagate doesnt seem to want to reply to tech support so i guess ill have to wait a couple of days. i would prefer not to rma until i hear from them. because i dont like formatting because of office updates and i doubt they will clone it for me unless i send in my whole pc...

 

[SuperSoph_WD]

Hey there again, @Seph1k!

I agree, you should definitely get in touch with them first! Since the product is still within the warranty period, they should be able to provide you with assistance for the RMA procedure. Meanwhile, I'd suggest you try the SSHD on another computer to see how it will get recognized there, if you haven't tried this already.

Best of luck! Hope I was helpful!
SuperSoph_WD

 

[Seph1k]

Hey there again, @Seph1k!

I agree, you should definitely get in touch with them first! Since the product is still within the warranty period, they should be able to provide you with assistance for the RMA procedure. Meanwhile, I'd suggest you try the SSHD on another computer to see how it will get recognized there, if you haven't tried this already.

Best of luck! Hope I was helpful!
SuperSoph_WD

Hey soph, does wd really have such a low failure rate? From a business point of view, regular usage? I remember before they used to be more slow because of power saving or something. A few years ago<----

 

[SuperSoph_WD]

Hey there again, @Seph1k!

As an official WD Representative, I cannot comment on other brands or make any specific product comparing. However, I'd suggest you check this article from our knowledge base that explains How the WD drive reliability is measured.

We have multiple hard drives that are designed to be used for different purposes. Each and every HDD is designed to serve a certain purpose in your system. For example, the WD Blue family is our mainstream line, it incorporates multiple capacity models and different RPM, again, because it really depends on how the HDD would be used in the mainstream PCs of our customers. There are also high-end hard drives that are able to withstand more demanding environments like PC gaming/editing builds, NAS systems, working stations, surveillance systems, datacenters, enterprise servers, etc.

I'd suggest you take a look on our official website and let me know if you come up with any questions regarding specific models.

Cheers,
SuperSoph_WD

 

[Seph1k]

Hey there again, @Seph1k!

As an official WD Representative, I cannot comment on other brands or make any specific product comparing. However, I'd suggest you check this article from our knowledge base that explains How the WD drive reliability is measured.

We have multiple hard drives that are designed to be used for different purposes. Each and every HDD is designed to serve a certain purpose in your system. For example, the WD Blue family is our mainstream line, it incorporates multiple capacity models and different RPM, again, because it really depends on how the HDD would be used in the mainstream PCs of our customers. There are also high-end hard drives that are able to withstand more demanding environments like PC gaming/editing builds, NAS systems, working stations, surveillance systems, datacenters, enterprise servers, etc.

I'd suggest you take a look on our official website and let me know if you come up with any questions regarding specific models.

Cheers,
SuperSoph_WD

Well for some reason the links dont even work, but i guess most of the information is on the website, I think in those days there were only blue, green and black. so im curious what is more modern technology.

 

[SuperSoph_WD]

Well, I'm sorry about the links, @Seph1k! They do work for me, though. Absolutely everything can be found on our official website:
http://www.wdc.com/en/
http://support.wdc.com/index.aspx?lang=en

As for the products you mentioned, the WD Green HDD is now known as the secondary storage 5,400 RPM-class WD Blue. This merger was intended to simplify the HDD selection by consolidating our mainstream PC products to only the WD Blue Family. You can check more details about the different drives & specifications here: http://m.wdc.com/en/product/770

The WD Black is still our performance hard drive but it now offers larger capacities for gamers or editors who need larger gaming/footage libraries. Compared to standard/mainstream drives like the WD Blue, the Black passes more aggressive internal testing and it also comes with its 5-year limited warranty, which definitely gives some peace of mind. Here you can find its specifications as well: http://m.wdc.com/en/product/760

Either way, regardless of products and/or brands, the best way to protect yourself against data loss is to keep multiple backups. Always remember that "backup" means that you have your data stored in at least two (2) locations. Moving data from your system drive to an external hard drive or another internal one is not a backup, unless there is already a duplicate of the file on a different drive. Hardware can always be replaced, unlike your personal data.

SuperSoph_WD