2TB HDD running slow.

[coder_t2]

Already sent the hard drive out for RMA. But I'll check the new one I get.

 

[Old Hippie]

Already sent the hard drive out for RMA. But I'll check the new one I get.

I'm sorry my opinion doesn't coincide with yours but please let us know how the new unit performs.

 

[MobiusPizza]

To be honest Old Hippe 7MB/s is abnormal for sequential transfers on a modern HDD, even on a 5400rpm and 2.5" HDD. Op said he were copying 15GB split in 20 files, which is pretty sequential.

If he's talking about random 4k small file transfers, then 7MB/s is normal.

 

[Old Hippie]

If he's talking about random 4k small file transfers, then 7MB/s is normal.

That's exactly what I'm thinking.

He's making a copy of Windows and I figured he got to a buncha small files.

Edit.......

At first I was getting a sustained write of about 30 MB/sec but after 4-5 minutes it plummeted down to like 6 MB/sec. I have been unable to get my sustained writes that high again.

 

[coder_t2]

I posted that I was copying large files. I have also tried other groups of large files (1GB+). I am well aware that copying large amounts of small files will decrease overall copy rate. So I really wasn't trying to be insulting, but if you thought I meant that I was copying the Windows folder, or something goofy like that I can see where you got confused. But I tried to be explicit that it was 15 files totaling about 20GB in size.

I'll let you all know how the new drive performs. I am partly worried it is the motherboard, but crossing my fingers it isn't.

 

[Old Hippie]

I am partly worried it is the motherboard, but crossing my fingers it isn't.

This is no MB problem.

If there is a problem it's with the drive.

Copying the Windows Image backup. 20GB over 15 files.

but if you thought I meant that I was copying the Windows folder, or something goofy like that I can see where you got confused.

I thought you were copying a Windows image backup which would have all the small files windows contains.


Let's just see how the new drive performs.

Hopefully it'll do better.

 

[coder_t2]

Got the new drive a couple weeks ago. All looks good so far. Copies the Backup folder at like 30MB/s. And it does well in my other tests.

 

[exdeath]

Spinning device with read/write heads slow? No way! 😉