I have a 4TB HDD that I use to store music, films, images, and text files. I have a 250GB SDD that I use to install my OS and video games. So far I didn’t have any problem with this setup, obviously it’s a bit slower when it reads the HDD but nothing too serious, but lately it’s gotten way worse, where it just lags too much when I try to access files on that disk, and specially when it comes to listening to music, it’s super annoying. I’m using Elisa music player and it just takes ages to load the albums.

Below is my system and HDD information. I think I’m supposed to use hardlinks or something to access those files, could that be a reason? I’ve never even fully filled my HDD and it’s only 3 years old.

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Hardware Information:

  • Hardware Model: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. PRIME A320M-K
  • Memory: 16.0 GiB
  • Processor: AMD Ryzen™ 5 5600G with Radeon™ Graphics × 12
  • Graphics: AMD Radeon™ Graphics
  • Disk Capacity: 4.2 TB

Software Information:

  • Firmware Version: 6042
  • OS Name: Fedora Linux 39 (Workstation Edition)
  • OS Build: (null)
  • OS Type: 64-bit
  • GNOME Version: 45.5
  • Windowing System: Wayland
  • Kernel Version: Linux 6.7.11-200.fc39.x86_64

  • @[email protected]
    8•7 months ago

    I would check the kernel messages (sudo dmesg) and check for errors on the ata bus. If there are it’s most likely the disk that is failling

      • @[email protected]
        1•7 months ago

        Yes, that’s true and a bad or undersized power supply also but in my experience it is much more likely to have a bad disk than to have something else fail

    • ghost_laptopOP
      2•7 months ago

      It’s extremely long so I just copied a bit, but I see some errors regarding the ata bus I think.

      [52308.201967] I/O error, dev sdb, sector 1028431352 op 0x0:(READ) flags 0x80700 phys_seg 32 prio class 2
[52308.201989] ata2: EH complete
[52308.289440] ata2.00: exception Emask 0x50 SAct 0x2 SErr 0x30802 action 0xe frozen
[52308.289447] ata2.00: irq_stat 0x00400000, PHY RDY changed
[52308.289449] ata2: SError: { RecovComm HostInt PHYRdyChg PHYInt }
[52308.289452] ata2.00: failed command: READ FPDMA QUEUED
[52308.289454] ata2.00: cmd 60/e0:08:38:86:95/00:00:04:00:00/40 tag 1 ncq dma 114688 in
                        res 40/00:01:00:4f:c2/00:00:00:00:00/00 Emask 0x50 (ATA bus error)
[52308.289459] ata2.00: status: { DRDY }
[52308.289462] ata2: hard resetting link
[52311.606437] ata2: SATA link up 1.5 Gbps (SStatus 113 SControl 310)
[52311.663188] ata2.00: configured for UDMA/33
[52311.663205] sd 1:0:0:0: [sdb] tag#1 FAILED Result: hostbyte=DID_OK driverbyte=DRIVER_OK cmd_age=3s
[52311.663209] sd 1:0:0:0: [sdb] tag#1 Sense Key : Illegal Request [current] 
[52311.663211] sd 1:0:0:0: [sdb] tag#1 Add. Sense: Unaligned write command
[52311.663214] sd 1:0:0:0: [sdb] tag#1 CDB: Read(16) 88 00 00 00 00 00 04 95 86 38 00 00 00 e0 00 00
[52311.663216] I/O error, dev sdb, sector 76908088 op 0x0:(READ) flags 0x80700 phys_seg 28 prio class 2
[52311.663235] ata2: EH complete
[52311.917439] ata2.00: exception Emask 0x50 SAct 0x100000 SErr 0x30802 action 0xe frozen
[52311.917447] ata2.00: irq_stat 0x00400000, PHY RDY changed
[52311.917449] ata2: SError: { RecovComm HostInt PHYRdyChg PHYInt }
[52311.917452] ata2.00: failed command: READ FPDMA QUEUED
[52311.917454] ata2.00: cmd 60/20:a0:40:5a:87/00:00:cd:01:00/40 tag 20 ncq dma 16384 in
                        res 40/00:00:00:4f:c2/00:00:00:00:00/00 Emask 0x50 (ATA bus error)
[52311.917460] ata2.00: status: { DRDY }
[52311.917463] ata2: hard resetting link
[52315.238437] ata2: SATA link up 1.5 Gbps (SStatus 113 SControl 310)
[52315.283121] ata2.00: configured for UDMA/33
[52315.283137] sd 1:0:0:0: [sdb] tag#20 FAILED Result: hostbyte=DID_OK driverbyte=DRIVER_OK cmd_age=3s
[52315.283141] sd 1:0:0:0: [sdb] tag#20 Sense Key : Illegal Request [current] 
[52315.283143] sd 1:0:0:0: [sdb] tag#20 Add. Sense: Unaligned write command
[52315.283145] sd 1:0:0:0: [sdb] tag#20 CDB: Read(16) 88 00 00 00 00 01 cd 87 5a 40 00 00 00 20 00 00
[52315.283147] I/O error, dev sdb, sector 7743167040 op 0x0:(READ) flags 0x80700 phys_seg 4 prio class 2
[52315.283162] ata2: EH complete
[52316.242431] ata2.00: exception Emask 0x50 SAct 0x10 SErr 0x30802 action 0xe frozen
[52316.242437] ata2.00: irq_stat 0x00400000, PHY RDY changed
[52316.242439] ata2: SError: { RecovComm HostInt PHYRdyChg PHYInt }
[52316.242443] ata2.00: failed command: READ FPDMA QUEUED
[52316.242444] ata2.00: cmd 60/08:20:70:7c:7c/00:00:41:00:00/40 tag 4 ncq dma 4096 in
                        res 40/00:ff:ff:00:00/00:00:00:00:00/00 Emask 0x50 (ATA bus error)
[52316.242450] ata2.00: status: { DRDY }
[52316.242453] ata2: hard resetting link
[52319.558438] ata2: SATA link up 1.5 Gbps (SStatus 113 SControl 310)
[52319.619535] ata2.00: configured for UDMA/33
[52319.619551] sd 1:0:0:0: [sdb] tag#4 FAILED Result: hostbyte=DID_OK driverbyte=DRIVER_OK cmd_age=3s
[52319.619554] sd 1:0:0:0: [sdb] tag#4 Sense Key : Illegal Request [current] 
[52319.619557] sd 1:0:0:0: [sdb] tag#4 Add. Sense: Unaligned write command
[52319.619560] sd 1:0:0:0: [sdb] tag#4 CDB: Read(16) 88 00 00 00 00 00 41 7c 7c 70 00 00 00 08 00 00
[52319.619562] I/O error, dev sdb, sector 1098677360 op 0x0:(READ) flags 0x80700 phys_seg 1 prio class 2
[52319.619581] ata2: EH complete
[52320.916451] ata2.00: exception Emask 0x50 SAct 0x8 SErr 0x30802 action 0xe frozen
[52320.916456] ata2.00: irq_stat 0x00400000, PHY RDY changed
[52320.916459] ata2: SError: { RecovComm HostInt PHYRdyChg PHYInt }
[52320.916462] ata2.00: failed command: READ FPDMA QUEUED
[52320.916463] ata2.00: cmd 60/20:18:78:6d:f0/00:00:3c:00:00/40 tag 3 ncq dma 16384 in
                        res 40/00:00:00:4f:c2/00:00:00:00:00/00 Emask 0x50 (ATA bus error)
[52320.916469] ata2.00: status: { DRDY }
[52320.916472] ata2: hard resetting link
[52324.238433] ata2: SATA link up 1.5 Gbps (SStatus 113 SControl 310)
[52324.280862] ata2.00: configured for UDMA/33
[52324.280878] sd 1:0:0:0: [sdb] tag#3 FAILED Result: hostbyte=DID_OK driverbyte=DRIVER_OK cmd_age=3s
[52324.280883] sd 1:0:0:0: [sdb] tag#3 Sense Key : Illegal Request [current] 
[52324.280886] sd 1:0:0:0: [sdb] tag#3 Add. Sense: Unaligned write command
[52324.280889] sd 1:0:0:0: [sdb] tag#3 CDB: Read(16) 88 00 00 00 00 00 3c f0 6d 78 00 00 00 20 00 00
[52324.280891] I/O error, dev sdb, sector 1022389624 op 0x0:(READ) flags 0x80700 phys_seg 4 prio class 2
[52324.280915] ata2: EH complete
[52324.315439] ata2.00: exception Emask 0x50 SAct 0x100000 SErr 0x30802 action 0xe frozen
[52324.315445] ata2.00: irq_stat 0x00400000, PHY RDY changed
[52324.315446] ata2: SError: { RecovComm HostInt PHYRdyChg PHYInt }
[52324.315449] ata2.00: failed command: READ FPDMA QUEUED
[52324.315451] ata2.00: cmd 60/08:a0:80:6d:f0/00:00:3c:00:00/40 tag 20 ncq dma 4096 in
                        res 40/00:00:00:4f:c2/00:00:00:00:00/00 Emask 0x50 (ATA bus error)
[52324.315457] ata2.00: status: { DRDY }
[52324.315460] ata2: hard resetting link
[52327.606435] ata2: SATA link up 1.5 Gbps (SStatus 113 SControl 310)
[52327.667122] ata2.00: configured for UDMA/33
[52327.667141] ata2: EH complete
[52328.442437] ata2.00: exception Emask 0x50 SAct 0x80000 SErr 0x30802 action 0xe frozen
[52328.442443] ata2.00: irq_stat 0x00400000, PHY RDY changed
[52328.442444] ata2: SError: { RecovComm HostInt PHYRdyChg PHYInt }
[52328.442447] ata2.00: failed command: READ FPDMA QUEUED
[52328.442448] ata2.00: cmd 60/00:98:90:6e:59/01:00:3d:00:00/40 tag 19 ncq dma 131072 in
                        res 40/00:00:00:4f:c2/00:00:00:00:00/00 Emask 0x50 (ATA bus error)
[52328.442453] ata2.00: status: { DRDY }
[52328.442456] ata2: hard resetting link
[52331.758435] ata2: SATA link up 1.5 Gbps (SStatus 113 SControl 310)
[52331.778679] ata2.00: configured for UDMA/33
[52331.778697] sd 1:0:0:0: [sdb] tag#19 FAILED Result: hostbyte=DID_OK driverbyte=DRIVER_OK cmd_age=3s
[52331.778701] sd 1:0:0:0: [sdb] tag#19 Sense Key : Illegal Request [current] 
[52331.778704] sd 1:0:0:0: [sdb] tag#19 Add. Sense: Unaligned write command
[52331.778707] sd 1:0:0:0: [sdb] tag#19 CDB: Read(16) 88 00 00 00 00 00 3d 59 6e 90 00 00 01 00 00 00
[52331.778709] I/O error, dev sdb, sector 1029271184 op 0x0:(READ) flags 0x80700 phys_seg 32 prio class 2
[52331.778733] ata2: EH complete
[52332.186438] ata2.00: exception Emask 0x50 SAct 0x2 SErr 0x30802 action 0xe frozen
[52332.186445] ata2.00: irq_stat 0x00400000, PHY RDY changed
[52332.186447] ata2: SError: { RecovComm HostInt PHYRdyChg PHYInt }
[52332.186450] ata2.00: failed command: READ FPDMA QUEUED
[52332.186452] ata2.00: cmd 60/90:08:a0:91:1b/00:00:3a:00:00/40 tag 1 ncq dma 73728 in
                        res 40/00:01:00:4f:c2/00:00:00:00:00/00 Emask 0x50 (ATA bus error)
[52332.186457] ata2.00: status: { DRDY }
[52332.186461] ata2: hard resetting link
[52335.502433] ata2: SATA link up 1.5 Gbps (SStatus 113 SControl 310)
[52335.565114] ata2.00: configured for UDMA/33
[52335.565131] sd 1:0:0:0: [sdb] tag#1 FAILED Result: hostbyte=DID_OK driverbyte=DRIVER_OK cmd_age=3s
[52335.565135] sd 1:0:0:0: [sdb] tag#1 Sense Key : Illegal Request [current] 
[52335.565138] sd 1:0:0:0: [sdb] tag#1 Add. Sense: Unaligned write command
[52335.565140] sd 1:0:0:0: [sdb] tag#1 CDB: Read(16) 88 00 00 00 00 00 3a 1b 91 a0 00 00 00 90 00 00
[52335.565142] I/O error, dev sdb, sector 974885280 op 0x0:(READ) flags 0x80700 phys_seg 18 prio class 2
[52335.565162] ata2: EH complete
[52335.733444] ata2.00: exception Emask 0x50 SAct 0x20 SErr 0x30802 action 0xe frozen
[52335.733450] ata2.00: irq_stat 0x00400000, PHY RDY changed
[52335.733453] ata2: SError: { RecovComm HostInt PHYRdyChg PHYInt }
[52335.733457] ata2.00: failed command: READ FPDMA QUEUED
[52335.733458] ata2.00: cmd 60/08:28:a0:91:1b/00:00:3a:00:00/40 tag 5 ncq dma 4096 in
                        res 40/00:00:00:4f:c2/00:00:00:00:00/00 Emask 0x50 (ATA bus error)
[52335.733462] ata2.00: status: { DRDY }
[52335.733465] ata2: hard resetting link
[52339.054437] ata2: SATA link up 1.5 Gbps (SStatus 113 SControl 310)
[52339.092930] ata2.00: configured for UDMA/33
[52339.092948] ata2: EH complete
[52339.311447] ata2.00: exception Emask 0x50 SAct 0x40 SErr 0x30802 action 0xe frozen
[52339.311455] ata2.00: irq_stat 0x00400000, PHY RDY changed
[52339.311457] ata2: SError: { RecovComm HostInt PHYRdyChg PHYInt }
[52339.311461] ata2.00: failed command: READ FPDMA QUEUED
[52339.311462] ata2.00: cmd 60/00:30:00:fa:06/01:00:0b:00:00/40 tag 6 ncq dma 131072 in
                        res 40/00:00:00:4f:c2/00:00:00:00:00/00 Emask 0x50 (ATA bus error)
[52339.311469] ata2.00: status: { DRDY }
[52339.311472] ata2: hard resetting link
[52342.630429] ata2: SATA link up 1.5 Gbps (SStatus 113 SControl 310)
[52342.636897] ata2.00: configured for UDMA/33
[52342.636913] sd 1:0:0:0: [sdb] tag#6 FAILED Result: hostbyte=DID_OK driverbyte=DRIVER_OK cmd_age=3s
[52342.636917] sd 1:0:0:0: [sdb] tag#6 Sense Key : Illegal Request [current] 
[52342.636919] sd 1:0:0:0: [sdb] tag#6 Add. Sense: Unaligned write command
[52342.636922] sd 1:0:0:0: [sdb] tag#6 CDB: Read(16) 88 00 00 00 00 00 0b 06 fa 00 00 00 01 00 00 00
[52342.636924] I/O error, dev sdb, sector 185006592 op 0x0:(READ) flags 0x80700 phys_seg 32 prio class 2
[52342.636947] ata2: EH complete
[52342.831443] ata2.00: exception Emask 0x50 SAct 0x2000 SErr 0x30802 action 0xe frozen
[52342.831450] ata2.00: irq_stat 0x00400000, PHY RDY changed
[52342.831453] ata2: SError: { RecovComm HostInt PHYRdyChg PHYInt }
[52342.831458] ata2.00: failed command: READ FPDMA QUEUED
[52342.831461] ata2.00: cmd 60/00:68:68:a5:1b/01:00:39:00:00/40 tag 13 ncq dma 131072 in
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      • @[email protected]
        3•7 months ago

        According to another post sdb is your 4tb drive. This log shows errors reading from sdb.

        The sectors it’s failing to read from aren’t consistent so it’s possible it’s a bad cable. Replace the data cable and see if you have the same behavior.

        Be prepared to replace the drive.