System freezing occurs with disk usage nearing full capacity.
System freezing occurs with disk usage nearing full capacity.
Hello everyone! I've been having this weird issue for a while now, tried a lot of stuff, but couldnt solve it myself; Yes, i know there is a similar topic in this forum, however, i already tried everything there, plus, my error is not exactly like his, although its very similar My PC's C: drive ramps up to 100% after a short while of gaming, the whole OS freezes, and i am forced to restart the computer; I used to believe it was due to temps, because my older case didnt had any front intake and the exhaust wasnt the best either, but that idea is completely discarded, CPU doesnt even go above 65º, and GPU stays at a usual 70º-80º, and if that isnt enough proof, if i have any games installed on another drive, lets call it D:, i can keep on playing, at least until i close out the game, because the drive will remain freezed Now, after i have to force shut the PC down, and restart it again, the PC will get stuck in the AORUS logo, with the labeled hotkeys to Setup menu, BIOS, indefinelity, i havent really given it a lot of time to process stuff, since i cant access BIOS nor Setup menu, it just shuts down with an instant off button press, after a short time, like 5 secs or so with the PC off, you can start normally the computer and it will work normally I can carry on with normal tasks such as web browsing, and even play light games like League of Legends, but whenever i game with a more demanding game, the disk will go crazy and freeze itself im going to try to give as much information as posible: -Sometimes, i've seen all the drives stopped being recognised whatsoever by the computer, in BIOS, after i have to shut off the PC during one of those freezing events -I was able to install an NVMe Drive from my laptop, formatted it with a new windows install and noticed i could game without those freezes, however, some short stutters were present every 1 or 2 seconds, the sound was popping when the stutters appeared too -I've tried chkdsk, checking RAM, using CrystalDiskInfo... -My computer has 3 drives, 2 SATA SSDs, and a HDD, C: Drive can be whatever drive i choose from the 3, (i already tried reinstalling windows on each one of them, including the HDD) the error will still be present -The Drives will work flawlessly on other machines
RTX 2080 with AMD Ryzen 5800X3D paired with a 2x Kingston SSD (480GB) and a 1TB Seagate HDD. Includes 32GB RAM in DDR4. Runs at XMP 3600MHz with an 850W Gold Deep Gaming power supply.
Perform a complete disk surface analysis. Appears the storage device is attempting to restore corrupted data, yet failing to succeed. The drive might be postponing issue notifications until later than necessary, which could prevent detection in SMART reports.
The issue remains unchanged when you detach the hard drive while retaining the SSD. Similar experiences have been reported with failing hard drives.
Every one of these three storage options faces the identical issue, yet the drive on your laptop functions properly.
Hello everyone! Thanks for your support. Here’s an update: I’m beginning to suspect it might be due to overheating, though I’m not entirely sure. I’ve checked the CPU and GPU regularly using tools like HWMonitor and Afterburner, and everything looks normal. However, after tweaking the fan curve and playing games while the AC ran at full power, the error disappeared and gaming became smooth until I turned off the AC, at which point the room started getting hot. This situation feels more complicated than expected—why would overheating happen? I’m starting to wonder if something unusual is going on here. If you have any photos of your PC, that would help. I’m guessing it could be related to the SATA connectors or the PCH chip, since they’re both close to the GPU and sit directly underneath it. Although the GPU itself isn’t overheating, the heat sink might be transferring too much heat, possibly blocking airflow. I tried adjusting the fan settings in BIOS to increase speed when PCH temps rose, but sometimes it would spike unexpectedly. I recently updated my BIOS from April, hoping that would solve the problem. I’m not very optimistic, and I’m puzzled why the M.2 drive was functioning properly too. This issue is still unresolved—please share any suggestions or observations you have. I’ll keep an eye on things and see if a fix comes through!
Yeah, it's a bit odd you didn't mention your motherboard. From what I see, these boards usually have poor VRM performance, which likely causes the overheating. Adding some fans could help, though it would get messy. I’d suggest getting a new one—personal experience with an MSI B550M MORTAR WIFI and a 5800X3D shows no VRM issues at all. Also, you mentioned a case that looks bad on YouTube; it probably lacks proper front intake vents.
Certainly, as mentioned earlier, it seems like the VRMs are overheating, but you also noted there’s no problem with a different drive. So, just remove the faulty one.