Non-OS 7200rpm WD Caviar Black 1TB drive slow to respond - spool time?

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  1. Posts : 579
    Windows 7 64-bit Home
       #1

    Non-OS 7200rpm WD Caviar Black 1TB drive slow to respond - spool time?


    Hello,

    My system specs should be in my signature. If not I will quickly edit this post to include them.

    My OS (windows 7 home premium sp1) is on the SSD, as well as all programs. Data (such as pictures, movies, excel files, etc...) is contained on the WD Caviar Black 1TB drive. After some time, have not been able to determine a specific amount, when trying to access a folder or file on the WD drive the system will be slow to respond and I can hear the drive spooling up. This does not only happen after the computer has been allowed to enter sleep mode.

    I am wondering if this is normal, as it is quite annoying. Is there any way to make the drive stay "active" while the computer is awake?

    Thanks for the help!
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  2. Posts : 1,449
    Windows 7 ultimate 64-bit
       #2

    Sounds like you need you need to check the power management in windows and or the bios as well to see what options are on what ones are off
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  3. Posts : 579
    Windows 7 64-bit Home
    Thread Starter
       #3

    Thank you for the tip. I have changed this setting and will report back to see if this has solved the problem. If it indeed has I will mark this as solved and distribute rep accordingly!
    Attached Thumbnails Attached Thumbnails Non-OS 7200rpm WD Caviar Black 1TB drive slow to respond - spool time?-capture.jpg  
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  4. Posts : 579
    Windows 7 64-bit Home
    Thread Starter
       #4

    After originally thinking this had solved the problem, i came back and the problem persisted... It seems to be activated by the screen saver? I can't tell.

    Ugh.....
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  5. Posts : 687
    Microsoft Windows 10 Professional / Windows 7 Professional
       #5

    Set the turn off disk option to "never" and if possible check s.m.a.r.t. status with crystal diskinfo. One other thing to try is another sata cable.
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  6. Posts : 579
    Windows 7 64-bit Home
    Thread Starter
       #6

    It seems that the maximum setting for that option is 999 minutes, which is effectively never. I'll look into crystal diskinfo now.

    Code:
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    CrystalDiskInfo 6.1.8 (C) 2008-2014 hiyohiyo
                                    Crystal Dew World : http://crystalmark.info/
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
    
        OS : Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 [6.1 Build 7601] (x64)
      Date : 2014/02/21 18:56:32
    
    -- Controller Map ----------------------------------------------------------
     + Standard Dual Channel PCI IDE Controller [ATA]
       - ATA Channel 0 (0)
       - ATA Channel 1 (1)
     + Intel(R) PCH SATA AHCI Controller [ATA]
       - INTEL SSDSA2M120G2GC
       - HL-DT-ST BDDVDRW CH10LS20
     + Virtual CloneDrive [SCSI]
       - ELBY CLONEDRIVE SCSI CdRom Device
     + Marvell 91xx SATA 6G Controller [SCSI]
       - WDC WD10 02FAEX-00Z3A0 SCSI Disk Device
    
    -- Disk List ---------------------------------------------------------------
     (1) INTEL SSDSA2M120G2GC : 120.0 GB [0/0/0, pd1] - il
     (2) WDC WD1002FAEX-00Z3A0 : 1000.2 GB [1/3/0, pd1] - wd
    
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
     (1) INTEL SSDSA2M120G2GC
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
               Model : INTEL SSDSA2M120G2GC
            Firmware : 2CV102HD
       Serial Number : CVPO0444002H120QGN
           Disk Size : 120.0 GB (8.4/120.0/120.0/120.0)
         Buffer Size : Unknown
         Queue Depth : 32
        # of Sectors : 234441648
       Rotation Rate : ---- (SSD)
           Interface : Serial ATA
       Major Version : ATA/ATAPI-7
       Minor Version : ATA/ATAPI-7 T13 1532D version 1
       Transfer Mode : ---- | SATA/300
      Power On Hours : 18037 hours
      Power On Count : 499 count
         Host Writes : 1964 GB
         Temperature : Unknown
       Health Status : Good (100 %)
            Features : S.M.A.R.T., 48bit LBA, NCQ, TRIM
           APM Level : ----
           AAM Level : ----
    
    -- S.M.A.R.T. --------------------------------------------------------------
    ID Cur Wor Thr RawValues(6) Attribute Name
    03 100 100 __0 000000000000 Spin Up Time
    04 100 100 __0 000000000000 Start/Stop Count
    05 100 100 __0 000000000000 Re-Allocated Sector Count
    09 100 100 __0 000000004675 Power-On Hours Count
    0C 100 100 __0 0000000001F3 Power Cycle Count
    C0 100 100 __0 000000000009 Unsafe Shutdown Count
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    E2 100 100 __0 000000004FE7 Timed Workload Media Wear
    E3 100 100 __0 00000000000C Timed Workload Host Read/Write Ratio
    E4 100 100 __0 0000350D467F Timed Workload Timer
    E8 100 100 _10 000000000000 Available Reserved Space
    E9 _99 _99 __0 000000000000 Media Wearout Indicator
    B8 100 100 _99 000000000000 End to End Error Detection Count
    
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    230: 0000 0000 0000 0000 0001 01F0 0000 0000 0000 0000
    240: 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000
    250: 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 1DA5
    
    -- SMART_READ_DATA ---------------------------------------------------------
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    -- SMART_READ_THRESHOLD ----------------------------------------------------
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    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
     (2) WDC WD1002FAEX-00Z3A0
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
               Model : WDC WD1002FAEX-00Z3A0
            Firmware : 05.01D05
       Serial Number : WD-WCATR2710218
           Disk Size : 1000.2 GB (8.4/137.4/1000.2/1000.2)
         Buffer Size : Unknown
         Queue Depth : 32
        # of Sectors : 1953525168
       Rotation Rate : Unknown
           Interface : Serial ATA
       Major Version : ATA8-ACS
       Minor Version : ----
       Transfer Mode : ---- | SATA/600
      Power On Hours : 19286 hours
      Power On Count : 562 count
         Temperature : 30 C (86 F)
       Health Status : Good
            Features : S.M.A.R.T., AAM, 48bit LBA, NCQ
           APM Level : ----
           AAM Level : 80FEh [OFF]
    
    -- S.M.A.R.T. --------------------------------------------------------------
    ID Cur Wor Thr RawValues(6) Attribute Name
    01 200 200 _51 000000000000 Read Error Rate
    03 173 171 _21 0000000010F5 Spin-Up Time
    04 _95 _95 __0 0000000014A6 Start/Stop Count
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    C6 200 200 __0 000000000000 Uncorrectable Sector Count
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    -- IDENTIFY_DEVICE ---------------------------------------------------------
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    -- SMART_READ_DATA ---------------------------------------------------------
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    -- SMART_READ_THRESHOLD ----------------------------------------------------
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    Last edited by DirtyElf; 21 Feb 2014 at 18:57. Reason: added crystal diskinfo
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  7. Posts : 44
    win 7 pro 32 bit
       #7

    i have really good luck with WD and i would suggest going to their site and running their diagnostics. the sleep or hibernate mode, even screensaver shouldnt affect it...
    jim
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  8. Posts : 579
    Windows 7 64-bit Home
    Thread Starter
       #8

    this? WD Support / Downloads / SATA & SAS / WD Black

    it seems to be working better now with the setting at 999 mins

    is there any risk of data corruption or shortening the life of my disk with the setting so long?
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  9. Posts : 579
    Windows 7 64-bit Home
    Thread Starter
       #9

    anyone have any idea if this is bad for my drive? or a more elegant solution? i.e. wake the disk when computer is awake?
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  10. Posts : 13,576
    Windows 10 Pro x64
       #10

    Back to your original question,

    It is totally normal for a non OS hard drive to power off, or go to sleep and stop spinning when you`re not using it. That`s why it takes some time ( just a few seconds ) for it to wake up and let you use it.

    Everyone one of my drives does it and it`s perfectly normal.
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