Question SSD's maxing out during normal operations ?

[ThePieMonster]

I have noticed that the SSDs in my system seem to be running at 100% load very frequently. This can be anything from opening Chrome to downloading some software to running a quick security scan or some random background process could eat up all the resources. When Disk 0 is maxed out, there is a noticeable system lag. Sometimes applications such as Discord will crash.

Would be interested in hearing some thoughts on the hardware and what methods are available to better keep a eye on the IO usage.

RAID 1 Array using the following SSDs: PNY CS900 2TB 3D NAND 2.5" SATA III Internal Solid State Drive (SSD) - (SSD7CS900-2TB-RB)
Mobo: GIGABYTE Z490I AORUS ULTRA LGA 1200 Intel Z490 Mini-ITX Motherboard

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[helpstar]

how much space is left?

check the SSDs with PNYs toolbox and update the firmware if available

 

[ThePieMonster]

how much space is left?

check the SSDs with PNYs toolbox and update the firmware if available

700 GB is free on the raid.

PNY Toolbox dosn't show the drives. Possibly due to the raid?

Hard Drive Sentinel shows the below. I guess thats fine. Not sure what info would be relevant but there were no errors.

 

[ThePieMonster]

Just loading up the Windows 10/11 Xbox application.

 

[helpstar]

try the PNY toolbox from here, check the serial number before downloading the correct tool

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