Hello everyone,
My 2nd HDD (A 3TB Seagate HDD which I use for file archiving purposes only) has been going up to 100% usage rate every time I try to browse the disk and/or open files on it. If i'm not using the drive it goes back to 0% usage. The drive becomes unbearably slow when I try to browse and/or open files on it. Also the disk still has more than 2tb of free space at this time (Used to be almost full.)
Here's what i've already done and tried to fix the problem:
- Defrag the drive.
- Format the drive.
- Check Task Manager / Recource monitor for any process that might've been using up all recources (There aren't any.)
- A complete HDD overwrite (1 pass).
- Check for disk errors using windows chkdsk.
- Check for disk errors using Seagate software /HDTune Pro (S.M.A.R.T. health check etc.) There aren't any errors and every software claims the disk is completely healthy.
-Physically cleaning the HDD and cables.
Only thing I haven't tried yet is switching the SATA cable to a different port on the motherboard or replacing the SATA cable, but I can't really see this being the problem.
Any ideas on what the problem might be and how I could possibly fix it? All help and answers are very much appreciated.
More info about my system:
Windows 10 64-bit installed on Samsung SSD 840.
MSI Z87-G45.
i7-4770k
GTX 780ti
16 GB Ram
850 Gold PSU
EDIT: Forgot to mention that the drive is around 2 years old and has been working fine up until a couple of weeks ago.
My 2nd HDD (A 3TB Seagate HDD which I use for file archiving purposes only) has been going up to 100% usage rate every time I try to browse the disk and/or open files on it. If i'm not using the drive it goes back to 0% usage. The drive becomes unbearably slow when I try to browse and/or open files on it. Also the disk still has more than 2tb of free space at this time (Used to be almost full.)
Here's what i've already done and tried to fix the problem:
- Defrag the drive.
- Format the drive.
- Check Task Manager / Recource monitor for any process that might've been using up all recources (There aren't any.)
- A complete HDD overwrite (1 pass).
- Check for disk errors using windows chkdsk.
- Check for disk errors using Seagate software /HDTune Pro (S.M.A.R.T. health check etc.) There aren't any errors and every software claims the disk is completely healthy.
-Physically cleaning the HDD and cables.
Only thing I haven't tried yet is switching the SATA cable to a different port on the motherboard or replacing the SATA cable, but I can't really see this being the problem.
Any ideas on what the problem might be and how I could possibly fix it? All help and answers are very much appreciated.
More info about my system:
Windows 10 64-bit installed on Samsung SSD 840.
MSI Z87-G45.
i7-4770k
GTX 780ti
16 GB Ram
850 Gold PSU
EDIT: Forgot to mention that the drive is around 2 years old and has been working fine up until a couple of weeks ago.