Slow HDD access

[fustercluck]

Got a new SSD drive a while ago that I've been running Windows 7 x64 on. Still have my old hard drive hooked up though for extra sapce, just a standard 500gb seagate HDD. I have no trouble accessing my new SSD drive but computer always hangs for 5 or so seconds when I try to access my old 500 gb hard drive, or if I use an application that's installed on that drive. Pretty annoying.

What's the likely problem? Didn't have any trouble accessing that hard drive before I got my new system and SSD up and running a couple months ago.

thanks fer lookin!

 

[bononos]

Does your whole pc hang or is it just the window/app that is accessing the harddrive? I think its just your harddrive waking up from sleep(configurable) since your ssd is your main OS/app drive now.

 

[Insert_Nickname]

Sounds like a typical case of the OS putting the HDD to sleep, because its not being accessed.

What you can do about is change the Harddisk time-out to never in power configuration->change advanced settings (? using Danish version, can't remember what its called exactly in the English language version). That'll keep the HDD spinning at all times.

 

[Essence_of_War]

What Insert_Nickname said.

In my english version (win7 ult 64bit) it's Control Panel -> Hardware and Sound -> Power Options -> Edit Plan Settings

Then go to the "change advanced power settings" and look under "hard disk". That should let you keep the HDD on at all times, or at least make the wait long enough so that if they spin-down you're really not using them.

 

[fustercluck]

Sounds good, thanks!

I changed it so hopefully the problem won't occur anymore.