The problem seems to be in the MS USB3 drivers. I was able to boost my win8.1 usb3 flash drive's speed to its normal 55MB/s speed by simply installing the usb 3.0 boost AI Suite program. Simply installing the program updates the device drivers, and it will further modify them if you choose to turn the "Turbo" option on. I personally did not see much of a speed increase when turbo was turned on, but then flash drives aren't as power hungry as some hard drives are. So there's your answer. Use a custom usb3 driver and your problem will be solved.
what format is your external HDD in? NTFS? Also, tell me your results copying an MP4 file TO the external HDD not FROM the external HDD to your SSD, I Want to see the write speed not read speed of your external HDD
getting 70-90MB/s over here with asus asmedia drivers, mobo: asus m5a99x evo (amd chipset) card: asmedia 104x onboard hd: wd my passport propietary drivers, no ms crap, gonna check with asus uas driver (usb3boost) it's supposed to be faster with it don't know why but it goes better formated as exfat than ntfs with lots of small files, haven't tried refs on it yet
Well as its USB 3.0 I thought you would guess its a modern large drive so NTFS. I already posted my fastest ever USB stick result a page or so back so the Controller is as fast as older OS's. Yes I am on basic MS driver due to no proper Win 8/8.1 Intel driver (even though some were listed they do not install). I will copy same file and edit this (as it is cached so goes back instantly). Even after 2 reboots, the file went too fast to the ext HDD so cannot see speed, it still must be caching it. When I next download a large mp4 to my main drive I will try then to copy it to ext HDD.
I found that the asmedia drivers for my 990fx board from station-drivers.com worked as well. I think pretty much anything that is not ms xhci drivers will work to fix the asus bug.
Slow format? Why? It's a waste of time... Now, if you're unsure about your HDD condition there are proprietary utilities at your disposal for such a task.
No you are not. But regular/slow format is time consuming. If you want to check your HDD condition better use proprietary utilities from the HDD maker, they're way faster to detect an error.
I agree it's time consuming for those who format a lot.But once if not in a hurry would do good.Checking and even fixing disks have many advanced utilities but slow format would just do.
Just repartition aligned to 2048 sectors and quick format to exFat and call it a day, its an external disk, dont risk it by overheating.
Oh no, slow format will not fix a bad sector, only flag it as bad and hide it from the file system. After performing a diagnostic with an utility and dumps an error, then use HDD Regenerator 2011 to fix you HDD for real. I believe this is a better approach.
I didn't say slow format will fix disks.What I meant is that 'utilities' will do the advanced jobs,while slow format would be enough assuming the disk is not damaged.That's all.But,yet,your words are very much true.