WarWeeny Posted April 24, 2017 Posted April 24, 2017 So every so often my HDD goes to 100% out of nowhere (usually when i watch a video) and stays there for a minute or 2 before backing down and resuming as usual. Afterwards i get an error saying "server execution failed" - but i am not connected to the internet most of the time (laptop, only go to library for internet stuff like emails and shit) and i do not get this error all the time (it comes and goes about once a month? if even that). Also, when i access a file (like playing a video) the HDD "clicks" before attempting to play it, but it does not do that after it has done that initially (so all the things i do after it, it does not "click") i just assuming this has to do with accessing the data on the disk, so i am not that worried about this, but i thought i'd give it a mention. I crystal-disk check the disk, everything seems healthy, but i am still a bit worried. Also did a disk check in windows itself. Do i have a setting enabled that does this or is this a problem in windows 10 itself (anniversary update installed). I backed up some important files, just in case the HDD is failing (although it only is about a year old). So am i doing something wrong here, are my settings not right, or is my HDD failing on me already? I have added a crystaldisk info screenshot if anything peculiar can be found there. I thought i'd ask here for some answers. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
scr4wl Posted April 24, 2017 Posted April 24, 2017 (edited) I don't know a whole lot about windows 10.., so grain of salt with me but, the disk usage going to 100% sounds pretty normal. I would guess that it's just the pagefile being utilized. The "server execution failed" is probably application specific. Do you generally see it after watching videos or what? The "clicking" is a little bit more concerning. I've had drives where you can here the spindle click that have lasted for a long time, but usually that's a bad sign, so it's definitely good that you backed everything up. You did say it only happens when you initially access a file, so maybe you're just hearing the spindle moving and your drive is unusually loud. But again, usually when I hear hdd "clicking", I think, uh oh. (EDIT: If you don't want the 100%, I think there should be pagefile settings you can adjust somewhere) Edited April 24, 2017 by tacohunter52 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarWeeny Posted April 25, 2017 Posted April 25, 2017 I don't know a whole lot about windows 10.., so grain of salt with me but, the disk usage going to 100% sounds pretty normal. I would guess that it's just the pagefile being utilized. The "server execution failed" is probably application specific. Do you generally see it after watching videos or what? The "clicking" is a little bit more concerning. I've had drives where you can here the spindle click that have lasted for a long time, but usually that's a bad sign, so it's definitely good that you backed everything up. You did say it only happens when you initially access a file, so maybe you're just hearing the spindle moving and your drive is unusually loud. But again, usually when I hear hdd "clicking", I think, uh oh. (EDIT: If you don't want the 100%, I think there should be pagefile settings you can adjust somewhere) Regarding the clicking sound, it only clicks once, after that, i would not hear it unless i reboot the system. Pagefile options did not give me any immediate answers, so i guess it could be something else (i already disabled power savings, in case people wondered, so it does not turn of every x minutes) The "server execution failed" error only comes after the 100% "bug" is going away, otherwise, it never shows up. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
scr4wl Posted April 25, 2017 Posted April 25, 2017 Hmm, if not the pagefile, maybe one of these will help: https://www.drivereasy.com/knowledge/fix-100-disk-usage-in-task-manager-improve-pc-performance-on-windows-10/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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