EXTERNAL HDD CAUSES STUTTERING AND SOUND CRACKLING

[KevinBC]

I alread have 2 posts about this topic but nothing seems to help. When i plug in my hard disk after like 15 minutes of playing games the whole laptop starts stuttering and the sound starts crackling to the point that you can't make out what any sounds are. Ive already tried defraging it, restarted the laptop to factory settings multiple times, changed power settings and the cpu sleep timer to 0. I can't think of anything else i can do and its really bothering me. Does anyone have a solution?

Nvidia GTX 1050
i5-8300H @ 2.30GHz
8GB RAM
1920x1080 16:9
Laptop: HP omen 15
Hard disk:Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex

[KevinBC]

引用自 Yokitsuwa：

Sounds like the hard drive is going to break.
HDD's do not last long actually.

So i basically have to replace it and the problem will stop?

[tebze_]

引用自 KevinBC：

引用自 Yokitsuwa：

Sounds like the hard drive is going to break.
HDD's do not last long actually.

So i basically have to replace it and the problem will stop?

probably, and if you can afford a ssd replace it for an ssd.

[Monk]

Does it do it when the hdd usnt connected? If it doesn't, the hdd has a fault, I take it you aren't trying to play off a slow 2.5inch external hdd?

[Blaquicat]

Why not test the hd itself?
You can check for speed and bad block with HDD regenerator or something.

[KevinBC]

引用自 Monk：

Does it do it when the hdd usnt connected? If it doesn't, the hdd has a fault, I take it you aren't trying to play off a slow 2.5inch external hdd?

its a 3.5 inch and it doesnt happen when its not plugged in

[KevinBC]

引用自 SilverPeek：

引用自 KevinBC：

So i basically have to replace it and the problem will stop?

probably, and if you can afford a ssd replace it for an ssd.

im 13 so sadly i dont have alot of money im looking for a 40-50 dollar external drive

[KevinBC]

引用自 Yokitsuwa：

引用自 KevinBC：

im 13 so sadly i dont have alot of money im looking for a 40-50 dollar external drive

Well, the Samsung EVO 860 250GB costed me around this price range.

where did you buy it can you send the link??

[KevinBC]

引用自 Yokitsuwa：

引用自 KevinBC：

where did you buy it can you send the link??

Well, I bought it in my country. I would not say that you also live in Japan.

im thinking about buying this drive https://www.ebay.com/itm/274615985265?hash=item3ff0636471:g:iIMAAOSwpkpf21So is that a good drive i dont need much space i would just like to play gta 5 and r6 and its got enough space for that

[Bad 💀 Motha]

Please just do yourself a favor. If you mainly rely on storage drives to run OS, Apps, Games off of, or record videos onto, and you typically rely on drives of below 4TB sizes, then replace HDDSs with SSDs. If you can, make the most out of your internal M2 slots and/or SATA ports so you can install as large of an ssd as those slots and ports within your laptop will accept. Save HDDs for external use where you are simply using them for downloads and file storage. Never for running things like Games off of.

Whenever you use any mechanical hdd, check it regularly using CHKDSK, CrystalDiskInfo and Disk Defrag to check it's health, verify file and free space integrity, mark off any bad sectors if present and to defrag any fragmented data over time as you feel the need. With ssds you generally never have to do any of this over time, except maybe check the ssd wear & teat and health over time.

A drive with bad sectors can easily have your running into issues such as BSOD, slow or sluggish performance for that entire machine, or even data write failurw related issues; chkdsk will verify data and free space and with the auto-epair option attached when running chkdsk, it also will mark off any bad sectors so data can no longer attempt to be written to that bad spot of the drive.

[KevinBC]

引用自 Bad 💀 Motha：

Please just do yourself a favor. If you mainly rely on storage drives to run OS, Apps, Games off of, or record videos onto, and you typically rely on drives of below 4TB sizes, then replace HDDSs with SSDs. If you can, make the most out of your internal M2 slots and/or SATA ports so you can install as large of an ssd as those slots and ports within your laptop will accept. Save HDDs for external use where you are simply using them for downloads and file storage. Never for running things like Games off of.

im thinking of buying an external ssd and not a hdd and i found some cheap ones i dont really care for the quality i can replace them if they die

[Bad 💀 Motha]

Why external???

Most laptops have at least 1-2x M2 slots and 1x sata port INSIDE. Avoid externals. External ssds aren't much better and will be slow still unless your desktop or laptop has USB 3.1 or 3.2

If you do go with an external ssd, do not buy off the shelf externals, but instead buy an internal ssd and then make it external via a proper external caddy that has either M2 NVME or SATA 6.0Gbps inside and USB 3.2 outside. But again it won't be that fast as it should if all your system has for USB are 3.0 ports. As USB 3.0 is still not fast enough for ssds. 3.1 or 3.2 is however.

I always avoid off the shelf externals drives because of them being lesser quality and lower warranty. If you buy good internal drives, they tend to last longer and have much better warranty. You can make any internal drive, externals via a caddy enclosure

[KevinBC]

引用自 Bad 💀 Motha：

Why external???

Most laptops have at least 1-2x M2 slots and 1x sata port INSIDE. Avoid externals. External ssds aren't much better and will be slow still unless your desktop or laptop has USB 3.1 or 3.2

If you do go with an external ssd, do not buy off the shelf externals, but instead buy an internal ssd and then make it external via a proper external caddy that has either M2 NVME or SATA 6.0Gbps inside and USB 3.2 outside. But again it won't be that fast as it should if all your system has for USB are 3.0 ports. As USB 3.0 is still not fast enough for ssds. 3.1 or 3.2 is however.

I always avoid off the shelf externals drives because of them being lesser quality and lower warranty. If you buy good internal drives, they tend to last longer and have much better warranty. You can make any internal drive, externals via a caddy enclosure

ok thanks for the info

[Bad 💀 Motha]

Can you go to HP.com/Support
Click where it allows the site to scan your HP laptop, in order to get the full correct model #. Once the scan is complete and you have access to things for that exact laptop such as Tech Specs and Downloads. Link us to that page so I can view the specs and see what exactly this laptop has inside as far as M2 slots or SATA ports are concerned.

[KevinBC]

引用自 Bad 💀 Motha：

Can you go to HP.com/Support
Click where it allows the site to scan your HP laptop, in order to get the full correct model #. Once the scan is complete and you have access to things for that exact laptop such as Tech Specs and Downloads. Link us to that page so I can view the specs and see what exactly this laptop has inside as far as M2 slots or SATA ports are concerned.

ok i typed in my serial number what do i click now?

[Bad 💀 Motha]

My bad, it doesn't seem to have an auto checker built into the website like Dell has.

Does your Laptop have the HP Diagnostics software still installed? To check for this look in your Start Menu of Windows and see if has anything regarding HP. If you didn't wipe the laptop it should still have all these HP apps from whatever HP preinstalls onto them.

The HP Diagnostics software app will tell your full model/product #

By sharing this we can look up the exact specs and that will tell us how many total M2 and/or SATA that the laptop has inside.