Obsurd Disk Average Response Time

[hunte922]

I get this issue starting at boot, and then lasting for about 30 minutes:

It's highly annoying. Is there any way to fix this problem without having to buy a new HDD?

 

[Nuccii]

Have you run hard disk diagnostics and what does SMART say?

 

[hunte922]

Have you run hard disk diagnostics and what does SMART say?

 

[hunte922]

If it changes anything, taskhostex.exe takes up most of the disk usage (usually at 3 MB/s):

 

[Nuccii]

Have you ran a full anti virus scan yet, also download and run Malwarebytes Free:
https://www.malwarebytes.org/lp/lp4/02/?gclid=CP_PspTq9cACFUMLMgodEmYA0w

 

[MilesAhead]

I had a couple of that model WD Black drives. I never got any behavior like that. It sounds like one of those hw issues where something starts working after it heats up. I take it every time the drive is used after it has been powered off for some time it reverts to this?

I suspect something heat sensitive is about all I can speculate.

 

[hunte922]

I take it every time the drive is used after it has been powered off for some time it reverts to this?

That is correct. I will try restarting and see if the HDD reacts well (it will already be warm). If it still has problems, then your speculation will be incorrect.

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