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nemessis · 07-19-2007, 01:21 PM

Ok so i have a 40GB HDD with two partitions one of 5GB for windows and one of 35GB for stuff
I have a 20GB hdd witch i keep in a rack for easy movement
Got a new 160GB hdd ( details below )
- i formatted it and installed it - worked fine for about 2 weeks then suddenly every time i try to acess a file from it CPU usage goes to 100% and PC freezes
- i tested it with a file copy from the 40GB hdd to the 160gb hdd - max speed for copy was 2mb /sec and CPU was at 100% - no action could be done in the backgroud due to cpu high usage ... even opening up my computer took 1 min
- reinstalled windows
- the 160Gb hdd worked fine - could copy files at average speed of 35mb/sec
can watch movies in the backgroud wile hdd was working - even installed a couple of games ( stalker ) and played them from the 160gb hdd all worked fine
- until 3 hours ago - suddenly pc freezes mid game - i restart windows and try to copy a file to the 160gb hdd - again 2mb/sec speed and 100% cpu usage

Researched the problem on the net and i cant find any plausible solutions

My system :

Computer
Operating System Microsoft Windows XP Professional
OS Service Pack Service Pack 2
Internet Explorer 6.0.2900.2180

Motherboard
CPU Type AMD Athlon XP-A, 1824 MHz (5.5 x 332)
Motherboard Name ECS K7VTA3 v1 (5 PCI, 1 AGP, 1 CNR, 3 DIMM, Audio)
Motherboard Chipset VIA VT8367 Apollo KT333
System Memory 1024 MB (DDR SDRAM)
BIOS Type Award (09/22/03)
Communication Port Communications Port (COM1)
Communication Port ECP Printer Port (LPT1)

Display
Video Adapter NVIDIA GeForce 6600 GT (128 MB)
Monitor Dell E771p (51RNH11OB1NY)

Multimedia
Audio Adapter C-Media CMI8738/C3DX Audio Device
Audio Adapter VIA AC'97 Enhanced Audio Controller

Storage
Floppy Drive Floppy disk drive
Disk Drive Maxtor 6E040L0 (40 GB, 7200 RPM, Ultra-ATA/133) (my 40gb drive)
Disk Drive QUANTUM FIREBALLlct20 20(19 GB, 4500 RPM, Ultra-ATA/100) (my 20GB drive )
Disk Drive SAMSUNG SP1654N ( the 160GB drive with the problem)
Optical Drive LU3004Y FOY530N SCSI CdRom Device

Partitions
C: (NTFS) 4996 MB (1440 MB free)
D: (NTFS) 34208 MB (9058 MB free)
F: (NTFS) 113208 MB (74401 MB free)
G: (FAT32) 19459 MB (13195 MB free)
H: (NTFS) 39417 MB (18522 MB free)

Input
Keyboard Standard 101/102-Key or Microsoft Natural PS/2 Keyboard
Mouse PS/2 Compatible Mouse

Network
Primary IP Address 1.3.68.212
Primary MAC Address 00-0D-87-5C-26-80
Network Adapter VIA Rhine II Fast Ethernet Adapter (1.3.68.212)
Network Adapter WAN (PPP/SLIP) Interface (86.125.49.199)

Thx in advance for your help!

07-19-2007, 01:21 PM	#1 (permalink)
nemessis Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 1 OS: XP	Hdd causes 100% cpu usage Ok so i have a 40GB HDD with two partitions one of 5GB for windows and one of 35GB for stuff I have a 20GB hdd witch i keep in a rack for easy movement Got a new 160GB hdd ( details below ) - i formatted it and installed it - worked fine for about 2 weeks then suddenly every time i try to acess a file from it CPU usage goes to 100% and PC freezes - i tested it with a file copy from the 40GB hdd to the 160gb hdd - max speed for copy was 2mb /sec and CPU was at 100% - no action could be done in the backgroud due to cpu high usage ... even opening up my computer took 1 min - reinstalled windows - the 160Gb hdd worked fine - could copy files at average speed of 35mb/sec can watch movies in the backgroud wile hdd was working - even installed a couple of games ( stalker ) and played them from the 160gb hdd all worked fine - until 3 hours ago - suddenly pc freezes mid game - i restart windows and try to copy a file to the 160gb hdd - again 2mb/sec speed and 100% cpu usage Researched the problem on the net and i cant find any plausible solutions My system : Computer Operating System Microsoft Windows XP Professional OS Service Pack Service Pack 2 Internet Explorer 6.0.2900.2180 Motherboard CPU Type AMD Athlon XP-A, 1824 MHz (5.5 x 332) Motherboard Name ECS K7VTA3 v1 (5 PCI, 1 AGP, 1 CNR, 3 DIMM, Audio) Motherboard Chipset VIA VT8367 Apollo KT333 System Memory 1024 MB (DDR SDRAM) BIOS Type Award (09/22/03) Communication Port Communications Port (COM1) Communication Port ECP Printer Port (LPT1) Display Video Adapter NVIDIA GeForce 6600 GT (128 MB) Monitor Dell E771p (51RNH11OB1NY) Multimedia Audio Adapter C-Media CMI8738/C3DX Audio Device Audio Adapter VIA AC'97 Enhanced Audio Controller Storage Floppy Drive Floppy disk drive Disk Drive Maxtor 6E040L0 (40 GB, 7200 RPM, Ultra-ATA/133) (my 40gb drive) Disk Drive QUANTUM FIREBALLlct20 20(19 GB, 4500 RPM, Ultra-ATA/100) (my 20GB drive ) Disk Drive SAMSUNG SP1654N ( the 160GB drive with the problem) Optical Drive LU3004Y FOY530N SCSI CdRom Device Partitions C: (NTFS) 4996 MB (1440 MB free) D: (NTFS) 34208 MB (9058 MB free) F: (NTFS) 113208 MB (74401 MB free) G: (FAT32) 19459 MB (13195 MB free) H: (NTFS) 39417 MB (18522 MB free) Input Keyboard Standard 101/102-Key or Microsoft Natural PS/2 Keyboard Mouse PS/2 Compatible Mouse Network Primary IP Address 1.3.68.212 Primary MAC Address 00-0D-87-5C-26-80 Network Adapter VIA Rhine II Fast Ethernet Adapter (1.3.68.212) Network Adapter WAN (PPP/SLIP) Interface (86.125.49.199) Thx in advance for your help!