Hard Drive Problem causes CPU to run slowly?

Nicklancer · 05-05-2006, 08:24 AM

Hi experts, wanna ask u about a hard drive of mine.

I have a hard drive of mine, it is a Seagate Barracuda 80 GB ultra ATA ST828011A something like tat. I mainly use it to store data.

Im currently plugging it onto two computer, one is running on a pentium 2 processor and one to a pentium 4 computer.

When im running something from the hard disk i feel the computer becomes extremely laggy especially when transfering files and watching movie.

Usually if i run a naruto ep or movie on the default hard drive of the computer there will be noproblem, but when i run it from the hard drive the movie will be laggy and will stuck stuck... y?

can anyone tell me is the problem with the hard drive or with both the computer?

~~whodat~~ · 05-05-2006, 09:01 AM

sorry
i lost you here
are you saying the slave drive runs and acts faster with the pentium 4 computer as opposed to the pentium 2 computer?

Nicklancer · 05-06-2006, 02:33 AM

No. What i mean is watever program running or file transfering from the slave drive to the master drive is completely slow/laggy...

**koala** · 05-06-2006, 05:34 AM

Defrag and check how much free space is available on the slave.

Are both hard drives on the same IDE cable, or is the slave on the same cable as a CD/DVD drive?

**hwm54112** · 05-06-2006, 08:19 AM

Check the drive’s transfer mode

Start>rite click “my computer”>properties>hardware>device manager>expand “ide controllers”>rite click “primary ide channel”>properties>advanced settings

Transfer mode should be DMA, not PIO

**linderman** · 05-06-2006, 02:39 PM

once you have verified HWM's info: if that does not correct your situtation

then download the hard drive manufacturer's diagnostic utility (free) from their website and run the full diagnostic test (floppy version in my fav choice) to check the drive maechanical health.

post back your test results or other solutions found

Nicklancer · 05-07-2006, 07:24 PM

Yes, both are running on the same Primary IDE channel.

I set bothe to DMA mode, but seems like the primary is running on ULTRA DMA Mode 5 while the slave drive is running in PIO mode. How to change the settings? have to change the cable or something?

**hwm54112** · 05-07-2006, 07:58 PM

It should be an easy fix. Follow above steps. After rite clicking primary ide channel, select “uninstall”, instead of properties, and reboot. Windows will automatically reinstall the driver.

Windows keeps track of all timeout/crc errors. After six errors, windows reduces the transfer mode to a slower mode-PIO being the slowest possible. Re-installing the driver resets the counter and make dma available again. The issue is most prevalent with cd/dvd-rom drives but it does happen with hdds as well. As Linderman said, download the diagnostics for your drive. The issue doesn’t necessarily indicate a problem with the drive, but you should check it just in case

05-05-2006, 08:24 AM	#1 (permalink)
Nicklancer Registered User Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 17 OS: Win XP	Hard Drive Problem causes CPU to run slowly? Hi experts, wanna ask u about a hard drive of mine. I have a hard drive of mine, it is a Seagate Barracuda 80 GB ultra ATA ST828011A something like tat. I mainly use it to store data. Im currently plugging it onto two computer, one is running on a pentium 2 processor and one to a pentium 4 computer. When im running something from the hard disk i feel the computer becomes extremely laggy especially when transfering files and watching movie. Usually if i run a naruto ep or movie on the default hard drive of the computer there will be noproblem, but when i run it from the hard drive the movie will be laggy and will stuck stuck... y? can anyone tell me is the problem with the hard drive or with both the computer?

05-06-2006, 05:34 AM	#4 (permalink)
koala Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: UK Posts: 12,381 OS: XP/7/Ubuntu My System	Defrag and check how much free space is available on the slave. Are both hard drives on the same IDE cable, or is the slave on the same cable as a CD/DVD drive? __________________ New members: Subscribe to your thread (Thread Tools) to receive an instant email notification when you get a reply. TSF Folding@Home Team 85015 - details here Last edited by koala; 05-06-2006 at 05:36 AM.

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linderman Moderator, Hardware Team Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 20,440 OS: win 2000 pro / Win XP pro My System	once you have verified HWM's info: if that does not correct your situtation then download the hard drive manufacturer's diagnostic utility (free) from their website and run the full diagnostic test (floppy version in my fav choice) to check the drive maechanical health. post back your test results or other solutions found __________________ I still know nothing and I respect that fact, striving to improve and, along the way, help anyone that comes from the place that I used to be! Power Supply Selection LEARN TO BACK-UP YOUR DATA FREE & EASY YouTube - Runtime Software DriveImage XML tutorial

05-05-2006, 09:01 AM	#2 (permalink)
~~whodat~~ Register user Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 5,931 OS: XP	sorry i lost you here are you saying the slave drive runs and acts faster with the pentium 4 computer as opposed to the pentium 2 computer?

05-06-2006, 02:33 AM	#3 (permalink)
Nicklancer Registered User Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 17 OS: Win XP	No. What i mean is watever program running or file transfering from the slave drive to the master drive is completely slow/laggy...

05-06-2006, 08:19 AM	#5 (permalink)
hwm54112 TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 2,233 OS: WINXP	Check the drive’s transfer mode Start>rite click “my computer”>properties>hardware>device manager>expand “ide controllers”>rite click “primary ide channel”>properties>advanced settings Transfer mode should be DMA, not PIO

05-07-2006, 07:24 PM	#7 (permalink)
Nicklancer Registered User Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 17 OS: Win XP	Yes, both are running on the same Primary IDE channel. I set bothe to DMA mode, but seems like the primary is running on ULTRA DMA Mode 5 while the slave drive is running in PIO mode. How to change the settings? have to change the cable or something?

05-07-2006, 07:58 PM	#8 (permalink)
hwm54112 TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 2,233 OS: WINXP	It should be an easy fix. Follow above steps. After rite clicking primary ide channel, select “uninstall”, instead of properties, and reboot. Windows will automatically reinstall the driver. Windows keeps track of all timeout/crc errors. After six errors, windows reduces the transfer mode to a slower mode-PIO being the slowest possible. Re-installing the driver resets the counter and make dma available again. The issue is most prevalent with cd/dvd-rom drives but it does happen with hdds as well. As Linderman said, download the diagnostics for your drive. The issue doesn’t necessarily indicate a problem with the drive, but you should check it just in case