WD Caviar Black 1TB Problem

[r4y]

I just got this new hard drive from newegg and installed a fresh copy of windows 7 pro rtm. Everything seemed to be working fine but then I noticed the stuttering.

Stuttering occurs when I browse the internet and play games. The stuttering lasts for 1 sec and randomly repeats. So I ran hdtune and it did not look good.

http://img25.imageshack.us/img...4/wdblack1tbhdtune.jpg

My min transfer is 4.4 mb/s. I saw other tests using my hard drive and hd tune and their graphs don't spike like mine. I tried changing sata cables, changing ports but that didn't help. What could be wrong with it?

Specs
e8400
asus p5ql pro
4gig gskill
gtx260
Antec 650w

 

[elconejito]

download and run WD Diagnostics. Sounds like you have a bad drive, the diagnostics will confirm. Then you can RAM with newegg or WD

 

[Old Hippie]

I see alot of these being defective...including mine.

Time for an RMA.

 

[r4y]

Thanks for the suggestions. I just bought another wd black 1tb at frys. There is no more stuttering and my hdtune benchmarks look normal. I guess I just got a bad drive.

 

[Idontcare]

Wouldn't it be nice if they caught these bad drives before they shipped to newegg?