Why is my 8TB Seagate SMR drive dropping below 1 MB/s during writes?
I bought an 8TB Seagate ST8000DM004-2CX188 second-hand and did not test it properly at the time. I know this is a shingled magnetic recording (SMR) drive, but I…
slow write speeds
Why does my 8TB Seagate drive drop to under 1 MB/s during writes?
I bought an 8TB Seagate ST8000DM004-2CX188 hard drive second-hand and did not test it properly at the time. I know this is an SMR drive, but I have…
Why is my Transcend NVMe drive so slow when Steam patches games?
My Transcend TS1TMTE110Q 1TB NVMe drive takes hours to install or patch games through Steam, even when the operation should only take a few minutes. Benchmark write speeds…
Why Is My NVMe Drive So Slow When Steam Installs or Patches Games?
My Transcend TS1TMTE110Q NVMe drive takes hours to install or patch games through Steam, even when the patch should only take a few minutes. Write speeds fluctuate between…
Why does Steam take so long to patch games when my SSD is at 100% active time?
Steam downloads updates normally, but applying the patch can take an extremely long time. A roughly 500 MB update recently took almost an hour to finish patching after…
Why is my Samsung 990 Pro’s write speed stuck around 479 MB/s?
I have a 2TB Samsung 990 Pro, and Windows Task Manager shows the drive at or near 100% active time during normal use. Programs open slowly, and even…
Why Is My Crucial MX500 SSD So Slow?
I'm facing some serious write speed issues with my Crucial MX500 SSD, which I primarily use for my Steam library. Whenever I try to install a game, I…