RIG_ROG wrote:
I bought a ROG laptop G551JM and encountered the next problem: disk load is always at 100% level!
My OS is *awful* Win8.1. I noticed that after several minutes disk's becoming free.
So, what can I do for solving this problem at startup???
I downloaded and installed all updates from Windows Update Center, but it seems to make no effect.
RIG_ROG, you can look at what is doing the disk IO with task manager, either in the Processes or Details tab - sort by Disk for highest usage on top. You need to do this right away when you see the disk light start up, as typically these are fleeting events.
When you first get the laptop and turn it on for the first time, Windows will do a bunch of background stuff to set things up, including indexing all the files - this takes time initially - but will continually run and update as files are changed, added, removed. I modify/uncheck all the indexing locations, but leave the process/service running as it is needed for on the fly searching too.
The other source for indexing disk IO is from programs like Cyberlink PowerDVD, Asus DVD, and music programs that index your file system looking for media - you can identify which one by looking at Task Manager.
Task Manager also has a more detailed Performance Monitor, click on the blue words on the bottom of the Performance tab, to get this view:
Windows 8.1 isn't any more awful than any other Windows OS, and please don't load Windows 7, as that is a step backwards - use tools like ClassicShell and 8gadgetPack to bridge the user interface gap. The base OS is fine, Windows 7 isn't any better, and you will lose functionality - you can find drivers for some things, but other tools won't work.
ClassicShell / download
http://www.classicshell.net/
http://www.classicshell.net/downloads/
8gadgetPack
http://8gadgetpack.net/
You can also turn off Fast Startup (not the same as fastboot in BIOS), hibernation, and pagefile to shut off that disk IO and disk usage. I save 64GB on my C drive by disabling hibernation and pagefile, disabling fastboot turns off prefetching some stuff at boot time - which is also what you might be seeing.
Disable Windows 8 fast startup (hibernate file)
https://nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/3152/~/disable-windows-8-fast-startup-%28hiberna...
Use the System Control Panel => Advanced System Settings => Performance => Settings => Advanced => Virtual Memory => Change - and set all drives to "no paging file", Ok, Apply, Reboot.
Have fun 🙂
