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    New HDD slows to a crawl when installing games

    Right, I could take this as a lesson learned and move on. Still, I don't get why my older SMR drive (with probably less OnDisk Cache) does not suffer these issues with the very same files. Summed up: SSD -> SG 4TB (SMR) = crawl USB3 -> SG 4TB (SMR) = crawl USB3 -> WD 3TB (PMR) = ~20min USB3 ->...
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    New HDD slows to a crawl when installing games

    I'm sorry, but I guess to be succinct I've left out some vital info: to get to the bottom of this I've already tried several combinations to rule out cable, driver and BIOS issues. I've tested the new drive in my new and my old computer and also installed from an internal SSD drive (Crucial...
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    New HDD slows to a crawl when installing games

    When I install a game to my new and empty Seagate ST4000DM004-2CV104 from an external USB drive, it starts at around 100 MB/s but then degrades to 15 KB/s with an average response time of up to 15 seconds. I've been told this is due to the OnDisk Cache filling up which is what can happen with...
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