Unexpected freezes and system failures caused by HDD not functioning properly
Unexpected freezes and system failures caused by HDD not functioning properly
The percentage doesn't reflect true health—it shows how much of the promised write capacity remains. The status information is often unreliable since manufacturers decide when a drive should fail before the status updates. We need the screenshot of the parameters, but your capture misses the raw data section except for a few entries. Use CDI for this; it lists all parameters there. In CDI, select Edit → Copy at the top to get full details for each drive, which you can paste into a pastebin and share. For the WHEA event, open the Details tab and copy the complete entry to pastebin.com, then link it here.
The CDI document is available at the provided link, and the WHEA event information can be found there as well.
You’ve used the drive for nearly five years. That’s roughly its typical life span. There might be a problem not recorded by the system, so I’d swap it out now. A 1TB SATA SSD costs around $50.
No errors detected on any drives in SMART. Data from Backblaze (cloud storage provider) indicates roughly 20% of HDDs fail without visible signs in SMART. The WHEA incident points to the WD5000AVDS-63U7B, specifically the drive with C: D: E: F: Z:. The ASRock RAM Disk entry is raising concerns—it might be unused, but if active, consider testing without it first.
The problem was with the power cable; one of the wires was damaged, making voltage unstable for the drive. Once I replaced the wire, the computer worked fine for 48 hours without issues. I’m not using ASRock RAM Disk, but it seems to be affecting the process somehow.