MP 7,1 TimeMachine 8TB HDD slowing down system

[SDAVE]

Hey all, I have a 8TB HDD that's internal to the MP 7,1 and DriveDx is showing it to be 50% healthy. I have noticed that if I disconnect this drive, the system feels snappier, but if I connect it back that it feels slower.

Is it true that a drive thats not healthy will slow down the system?

 

[h9826790]

Is it true that a drive thats not healthy will slow down the system?

It can actually. When the computer try to access the HDD, it may need to wait for the HDD I/O return before it can proceed to the next step.

More waiting time means slower for the user.

For an unhealthy HDD, the I/O return may much slower than normal (e.g. need to re-try many times, or need a lot of error correction). Therefore, the whole computer's responsiveness is affected.

 

[macguru9999]

yeah, put in a new drive... I know its a pain... just did one.