HDD strangely slow to respond at first

SpipTech · 07-03-2008, 06:04 AM

Hello,

I've got a brand new 1TB SATA-2 HDD, nicely partitioned in 4, and only holding data (no OS or bootable thing).

The issue is the following: The very first access made to *any* of the 4 partitions results in a 2-3 second pause where the system sort of "hangs", and then all proceeds as normal.

While "hanging", OODLed indicates intensive read activity, and ProcessExplorer shows absolutely no I/O...

The 2nd access to a partition is normal (no "hang"). But, after a while, the strange behaviour comes back :(

Thanks in advance.

**af3** · 07-03-2008, 06:22 AM

1TB is pushing the limits of hard drive stability. If I were to require that much space, I would use multiple 320GB drives at the most!

magnethead · 07-03-2008, 11:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by af3

1TB is pushing the limits of hard drive stability. If I were to require that much space, I would use multiple 320GB drives at the most!

Agreed. SATAII, a handful of heads, and only so many platters will work before you start getting to cross reading, among other errors.

07-03-2008, 06:04 AM	#1 (permalink)
SpipTech Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 1 OS: Win XP SP2	HDD strangely slow to respond at first Hello, I've got a brand new 1TB SATA-2 HDD, nicely partitioned in 4, and only holding data (no OS or bootable thing). The issue is the following: The very first access made to any of the 4 partitions results in a 2-3 second pause where the system sort of "hangs", and then all proceeds as normal. While "hanging", OODLed indicates intensive read activity, and ProcessExplorer shows absolutely no I/O... The 2nd access to a partition is normal (no "hang"). But, after a while, the strange behaviour comes back :( Thanks in advance.

07-03-2008, 06:22 AM	#2 (permalink)
af3 TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: USA Posts: 757 OS: Windows XP SP3 My System	Re: HDD strangely slow to respond at first 1TB is pushing the limits of hard drive stability. If I were to require that much space, I would use multiple 320GB drives at the most! __________________ You are currently using 0 MB (0%) of your 7171 MB, what's wrong with you?