Disk remains slow and unresponsive despite a fresh installation.
Disk remains slow and unresponsive despite a fresh installation.
I’m facing difficulties with my SSD (SATA) drive. It slows down and becomes unresponsive, sometimes disappearing entirely. This happened before too—this is the new drive I installed after replacing the old one, thinking it was bad, but the same problem persists. Both Windows and Crystal Disk show no errors on either disk or the previous one. Could this be due to a specific file issue? (I’ve transferred identical data.) Might it be a Windows-related problem or something with the connectors?
It might point to a problem with one of the SATA connections on the board. Or possibly with components above it—like the controller, chipset, or CPU. The repeated failure of two disks raises the chance something is wrong with the motherboard. While coincidences occur, it’s worth checking that the board isn’t the cause first. Windows could also be involved since software manages hardware. A fresh install might help, but a hardware check seems more likely at this point.