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Hello.
I have a big problem and I would like very much if you can, to have patience to read the entire post.
I'd like to give me the solution of this problem only if you are really sure and you had such problems.
PC configuration:
OS: Windows 8.1 x64
CPU: Intel Pentium Dual-Core E5200@2.5 GHz
RAM: Kingmax 4GB @ 800 MHz
GPU: Nvidia 9600 GT 1024 MB
Source: Raidmax 500 W
IDE type HDD (150 GB) (old) (8 years old): WDC WD1600JB-98GVC0 ATA Device (it says in the "Properties")
SATA 2 type HDD (500 GB) (new) (3.5 years old): WDC WD5000AAKS-00V1A0 ATA Device (it says in the "Properties")
Until now a month, my PC which had XP, 7, 8 and 8.1 over the years, had installed the OS only on the IDE type HDD. So I managed to exchange the roles of the HDDs, meaning to reinstall my OS and this time to put it on the SATA 2 type HDD. Before doing this SW operation, I opened the PC and I noticed that the IDE type HDD was set to MASTER (had no jumper connected, and the illustration on it specifies that the master module is obtained connecting no jumper on the HDD). Also this IDE type HDD is connected to the end of the IDE cable (so in the middle there is a connector that is free (unused)) and the SATA 2 type HDD is connected to the 2nd SATA port on the MB -> (SATA_1) . Physical changes inside the PC that I did were to change only the SATA cables (two in number) of the PC (one SATA 2 type HDD, and the second for the optical drive). The old SATA cables were red without clamp, and now the new ones are yellow and have clamp. Other HW modifies I haven't done.
After that I reinstalled 8.1 x64 on the new HDD (so, before that the OS was running/installed on the old HDD).
I installed all the drivers (updated ones) and also put a virtual machine with XP Professional x86.
The problem is that now the famous phenomenon appears "System freezes for 30 seconds and Highest active time at 100% for no discernable reason. And the red light that indicates the HDD activity in this period is lit without rippling and in Task Manager, at "disk " section, the process that uses most MBs from the HDD (in this time when the phenomenon is occuring) actually uses only 0.1MB or 0.5MB maximum in most extreme cases (only in those moments when the phenomenon appears and I don't give tasks to the PC), and the percentage is 100% on "Disk" section.
The idea is that in the first days after reinstalling the OS I can say that I had this problem .... or maybe i haven't noticed it .... and now when I put the virtual machine and have loaded the HDD with info. now in the present this problem is visible and very unpleasant. I also made several "Power plans" in Windows.
I deleted those Power plans made by me, I deleted the virtual machine, I uninstalled the program specific to the virtual machine (VMware) and nothing has changed.
Questions: Do you think that the problem exists because I changed the SATA cables?
Do you think the problem exists because I made this roles reversal of the HDDs?
If the answer to the question above is "yes", there is a BIOS setting(s) to solve the problem? (AHCI, IDE)
In the situation where I am now, I use the old HDD as storege, so it should be configured as SLAVE? (now it is MASTER)
Are there HDDs on which you can not put OS's? (due to it's type? (if it is "green" type...) or because of physical configuration (connected to the second SATA port) or logical (BIOS sees it as the 2nd HDD (the new one)) .
Thank you very much if you could follow me and understand what I meant. Sincerely I wait for your answers ...
I have a big problem and I would like very much if you can, to have patience to read the entire post.
I'd like to give me the solution of this problem only if you are really sure and you had such problems.
PC configuration:
OS: Windows 8.1 x64
CPU: Intel Pentium Dual-Core E5200@2.5 GHz
RAM: Kingmax 4GB @ 800 MHz
GPU: Nvidia 9600 GT 1024 MB
Source: Raidmax 500 W
IDE type HDD (150 GB) (old) (8 years old): WDC WD1600JB-98GVC0 ATA Device (it says in the "Properties")
SATA 2 type HDD (500 GB) (new) (3.5 years old): WDC WD5000AAKS-00V1A0 ATA Device (it says in the "Properties")
Until now a month, my PC which had XP, 7, 8 and 8.1 over the years, had installed the OS only on the IDE type HDD. So I managed to exchange the roles of the HDDs, meaning to reinstall my OS and this time to put it on the SATA 2 type HDD. Before doing this SW operation, I opened the PC and I noticed that the IDE type HDD was set to MASTER (had no jumper connected, and the illustration on it specifies that the master module is obtained connecting no jumper on the HDD). Also this IDE type HDD is connected to the end of the IDE cable (so in the middle there is a connector that is free (unused)) and the SATA 2 type HDD is connected to the 2nd SATA port on the MB -> (SATA_1) . Physical changes inside the PC that I did were to change only the SATA cables (two in number) of the PC (one SATA 2 type HDD, and the second for the optical drive). The old SATA cables were red without clamp, and now the new ones are yellow and have clamp. Other HW modifies I haven't done.
After that I reinstalled 8.1 x64 on the new HDD (so, before that the OS was running/installed on the old HDD).
I installed all the drivers (updated ones) and also put a virtual machine with XP Professional x86.
The problem is that now the famous phenomenon appears "System freezes for 30 seconds and Highest active time at 100% for no discernable reason. And the red light that indicates the HDD activity in this period is lit without rippling and in Task Manager, at "disk " section, the process that uses most MBs from the HDD (in this time when the phenomenon is occuring) actually uses only 0.1MB or 0.5MB maximum in most extreme cases (only in those moments when the phenomenon appears and I don't give tasks to the PC), and the percentage is 100% on "Disk" section.
The idea is that in the first days after reinstalling the OS I can say that I had this problem .... or maybe i haven't noticed it .... and now when I put the virtual machine and have loaded the HDD with info. now in the present this problem is visible and very unpleasant. I also made several "Power plans" in Windows.
I deleted those Power plans made by me, I deleted the virtual machine, I uninstalled the program specific to the virtual machine (VMware) and nothing has changed.
Questions: Do you think that the problem exists because I changed the SATA cables?
Do you think the problem exists because I made this roles reversal of the HDDs?
If the answer to the question above is "yes", there is a BIOS setting(s) to solve the problem? (AHCI, IDE)
In the situation where I am now, I use the old HDD as storege, so it should be configured as SLAVE? (now it is MASTER)
Are there HDDs on which you can not put OS's? (due to it's type? (if it is "green" type...) or because of physical configuration (connected to the second SATA port) or logical (BIOS sees it as the 2nd HDD (the new one)) .
Thank you very much if you could follow me and understand what I meant. Sincerely I wait for your answers ...