August 7, 20196 yr My PC has two SSDs and one HDD. Though P3D is installed on an SSD, I hear a lot of HDD activity when at the end of the P3D starting process, just before it shows the main screen. Does anybody know if this means that P3D is using the HDD? If so, is there a way, other than removing the HDD, to have P3D exclusively use the SSD? dv Win 10 Pro || i7-8700K || 32GB || ASUS Z370-P MB || NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11Gb || 2 960 PRO 1TB, 840 EVO My Files in the AVSIM Library
August 7, 20196 yr If you have P3D add-on's installed on the HDD, then it will be loading the scenery, etc from there. Or perhaps your swap file is there. Lots of possiblities. I wouldn't worry about it as most everything concerned with P3D will run the same once it loads, no matter the source. Edited August 7, 20196 yr by diajohn
August 7, 20196 yr Author Thank you @diajohn. P3D and all add-ons are installed on the same SSD. You think Windows has decided to use the HDD for its swap file, or is this a P3D specific swap file? I would prefer all P3D operations are using the SSD. dv Win 10 Pro || i7-8700K || 32GB || ASUS Z370-P MB || NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11Gb || 2 960 PRO 1TB, 840 EVO My Files in the AVSIM Library
August 7, 20196 yr Windows will put the page file on the same drive as the OS................ Intel 10700K @ 5.1Ghz, Asus Hero Maximus motherboard, Noctua NH-U12A cooler, Corsair Vengeance Pro 32GB 3200 MHz RAM, RTX 2060 Super GPU, Cooler Master HAF 932 Tower, Thermaltake 1000W Toughpower PSU, Windows 10 Professional 64-Bit, 100TB of disk storage. Klaatu barada nickto.
August 7, 20196 yr 2 hours ago, W2DR said: Windows will put the page file on the same drive as the OS................ True, but if there's paging going on with 32GB of RAM, something unusual is going on (assuming OP is using 64-bit P3Dv4). If the OS is on the HDD, there are P3D files located in the Documents, ProgramData, and User\...\Roaming\ directories on the boot drive that could explain hearing disk thrashing. Could also be a non-P3D process, perhaps search indexing, AV scan etc... Regards Bob Scott | President and CEO, AVSIM Inc ATP Gulfstream II-III-IV-V Sys1 (MSFS20+24/XPlane12+11): AMD 9800X3D, water 2x240mm, MSI MPG X670E Carbon, 64GB GSkill 6000/30, nVidia RTX4090FE Alienware AW3821DW 38" 21:9 GSync, 2x4TB Crucial T705 PCIe5 + 2x2TB Samsung 990 SSD, EVGA 1000P2 PSU, 12.9" iPad Pro Thrustmaster TCA Boeing Yoke, TCA Airbus Sidestick, Twin TCA Airbus Throttle quads, PFC Cirrus Pedals, Coolermaster HAF932 case Sys2 (P3Dv5/v4): i9-13900KS, water 2x360mm, ASUS Z790 Hero, 32GB GSkill 7800MHz CAS36, ASUS RTX4090 Samsung 55" JS8500 4K TV@60Hz, 3x 2TB WD SN850X 1x 4TB Crucial P3 M.2 NVME SSD, EVGA 1600T2 PSU Fiber link to Yamaha RX-V467 Home Theater Receiver, Polk/Klipsch 6" bookshelf speakers, Polk 12" subwoofer, 12.9" iPad Pro PFC yoke/throttle quad/pedals with custom Hall sensor retrofit, Thermaltake View 71 case, Stream Deck XL button box Sys3 (DCS/P3Dv4/ATS/ETS): AMD 7800X3D, MSI MPG X870E Carbon, Noctua NH-D15S, 64GB GSkill 6000/30, EVGA RTX3090 Alienware AW3420DW 34" 21:9 GSync, Corsair HX1000i PSU, 4TB Crucial T705 PCIe5 + 2TB Samsung 970Evo Plus, TM TCA Officer Pack, Saitek combat pedals, TM Warthog, TM RS300 FF wheel/pedals, Coolermaster HAF XB case
August 7, 20196 yr Author In my case, the Windows 10 and P3D is on the same SSD (953GB Samsung SSD 960 PRO 1TB), yet I hear the HHD (931GB Western Digital WDC) just before P3D's start screen appears. Will look for something non P3D related. Thank you all. dv Win 10 Pro || i7-8700K || 32GB || ASUS Z370-P MB || NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11Gb || 2 960 PRO 1TB, 840 EVO My Files in the AVSIM Library
August 7, 20196 yr 32 minutes ago, w6kd said: True, but if there's paging going on with 32GB of RAM, something unusual is going on (assuming OP is using 64-bit P3Dv4). If the OS is on the HDD, there are P3D files located in the Documents, ProgramData, and User\...\Roaming\ directories on the boot drive that could explain hearing disk thrashing. Could also be a non-P3D process, perhaps search indexing, AV scan etc... Regards Good catch. I missed the 32GB part. Somehow 16GB stuck in my mind. You're right with 32GB there has to be something else going on..... Intel 10700K @ 5.1Ghz, Asus Hero Maximus motherboard, Noctua NH-U12A cooler, Corsair Vengeance Pro 32GB 3200 MHz RAM, RTX 2060 Super GPU, Cooler Master HAF 932 Tower, Thermaltake 1000W Toughpower PSU, Windows 10 Professional 64-Bit, 100TB of disk storage. Klaatu barada nickto.
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