Hi! I'm having a slight issue with my self-built system that I can't seem to find an answer to online. Basically, my non-operating system hard drives (2 & 3 below) hang for 2-4 seconds when I initially try to access them. For example : After powering the pc, I can zip through HD 1 instantly after logging in. When I try to access files on HD 2 or 3, it freezes for about 2-4 seconds (Windows does not freeze). I can browse through the folders but if I try to access any file, even a notepad file, it hangs for 2-4 seconds. It seems to be waking the hard drives up or something because the hard drives don't freeze after this. They just freeze when I first try to access them.
But lets say I browse the internet for 40 minutes, then try to access HD 2 or 3, it hangs.
If I'm continuously accessing the drive, this doesn't happen. Like when I'm watching a movie on HD 2, it doesn't hang at all when I try to access other files on the drive (like 2 hours into the movie). What could be causing this problem? I used to run WinXP on a different rig with worse disks, and I was able to access everything instantly. Any thoughts?
Here is my setup & thanks in advance for any advice or help with this issue :
HD 1 (operating system) : 80gb Intel X25-M Mainstream SSDSA2M080G2GC
HD 2 (3 partitions) : WD 640gb - 6401AALS
HD 3 (5 partitions) : WD 1TB - 1002FAEX
i7 920
P6TD 02
XFX 5870
X-FI Titanium Pro
6GB DDR3 Corsair TR3X6G1600C8D
Pioneer 22+ DVDR
Silverstone ST1000-P
Windows 7 Ultimate x64
HAF 932
But lets say I browse the internet for 40 minutes, then try to access HD 2 or 3, it hangs.
If I'm continuously accessing the drive, this doesn't happen. Like when I'm watching a movie on HD 2, it doesn't hang at all when I try to access other files on the drive (like 2 hours into the movie). What could be causing this problem? I used to run WinXP on a different rig with worse disks, and I was able to access everything instantly. Any thoughts?
Here is my setup & thanks in advance for any advice or help with this issue :
HD 1 (operating system) : 80gb Intel X25-M Mainstream SSDSA2M080G2GC
HD 2 (3 partitions) : WD 640gb - 6401AALS
HD 3 (5 partitions) : WD 1TB - 1002FAEX
i7 920
P6TD 02
XFX 5870
X-FI Titanium Pro
6GB DDR3 Corsair TR3X6G1600C8D
Pioneer 22+ DVDR
Silverstone ST1000-P
Windows 7 Ultimate x64
HAF 932