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Just recently, my Windows 7 computer (Thinkpad T410s) is suddenly doing a lot more disk I/O (as indicated by a light on the case) and randomly freezes for a couple seconds at a time before resuming whatever I was doing. The disk I/O light on my laptop stays solid on while the computer hangs (not flickering, like usual).

  • I have run a CHKDSK on both my drives, no problems.
  • Did a full scan with Microsoft Security Essentials, no viruses
  • Checked the ram with Window's built in memory checker (forget the name), no warnings
  • Did a full test on hardware with Lenovo's ThinkVantage hardware test software, no issues
  • Checked the event log, nothing stuck out as out of the ordinary
  • Updated all the drivers (and bios) to the latest version
  • Emptied disks so they are less than 50% full
  • Did a factory reset of the system, problem still exists
  • Cannot reproduce problem in safe-mode <-- problem now exists in safe-mode

This is especially weird, since after the factory reset, the problem still exists. I was wondering if anybody has any insight as to what this might be; I'm stumped.

Many thanks for your time.

Michael Tang
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I suggest you download a disk checking utility such as the free Acronis version. This will at least hopefully narrow down any issues with the hard drive.

Dave
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If its at 20% the hard drive is going fail very soon . Get a new hard drive now , and backup all your files( you can use a hard drive dock for this) .

Reinstall the OS on a new hard drive and you should be good .

Keithsoulasa
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Install the latest Intel Rapid Storage driver, as this is often a cause.

Paul
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Shawn
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