Thread: Hard Disk Access & Stutter

I don't use raid although my disks are SMART capable. I'm going to look into why I didn't receive a warning. The Seatools could quickly see an issue. Quote: Originally Posted by Nick Burns When I first experienced stuttering/skipping/corrupted recordings earlier this year, I discovered one of my drives in my RAID started to fail. I now how the RAID software installed to monitor SMART and drive failure.

+1 for Spinrite. Great for recovering data from a failed/failing HDD. But be aware that it dates back to the days when 100 GB drives were more the norm With today's 1 - 2 TB drives, it will take a loooooonnnnnnnnngggggggg time to run. BB

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Any recent auto updates of the OS? For the sake of checking run an antivirus and/or Malwarebytes scan too. __________________ BTV Server : 4.9.2 Gigabyte eg45m-ds2h e8400 , EVGA 9500, 8gb, Win 2k3 Ent w/mxd Raid 0/1 2x500, Raid 1 2x1.5T, Gyration rem, crappy 51" Rear Proj BTV Server : 4.9.2 Intel D945PVS, 3.0ghz XPMCE, MCE 500, HVR1600, HDHR, 2gb, 2x500gb, EVGA 7600gt, Antec 430 TPT PSU, Firefly, SVid to AOC 32" LCD BTV Link...

Disk failing? Try some SMART tools to diagnose. __________________ Case: HD160XT|PSU: CMPSU-520HX 520W|MB: Fatal1ty F-I90HD |OS HD: Seagate 160GB EIDE (WinXPSP3)|HDD: WD 750GB (x4 RAID0+1)|Intel E6420|Cooler: CNPS7700-CU|Mem: 2GB TWIN2X1024-6400C4 PC2-6400|ODD: LH-20A1H-185|Tuners (7OTA): (1) WINTV-HVR-1600 / (3) HDHomeRuns [8-way CVT-2/8PIA II]|Remotes: Harmony 1 / 880 BTV:v4.6.1 - 08/20/2007 BTV:v4.7.1 - 01/19/2008 BTV:v4.8.1 - 03/21/2008...

Could be it automatic updates causing more churn on the drive? Maybe the drive is heavily fragmented?

My server did the same thing last month. After checking disk fragmentation, patching the system, rebooting and checking the transfer mode for the drives in the Device Manager, I finally decided it was a hardware issue. Luckily, it was just a bad SATA cable. I replaced it and the system went back to normal.

Try SpinRite from Home of Gibson Research Corporation . It will more than likely get your drive running faster and let you know the state its in. Great disk repair and testing utility. Can even do inplace re-formatting. I use it a couple of times per year on each drive just to measure their reliability and refresh the drive and data.