DAE 9073 Error (Disk too slow) Error

Once again I get this error that's happened to me more than once in the decade or more I've been using Pro Tools. The advice given to others with this error tends to be: (1) Use an external drive; (2) Make sure your drive isn't too full; (3) Defragment; (4) Buy a faster drive.



(1) I admit I've been using the C drive but was doing so without problems with this audio tape and PTF session for about 3 days including most of the day today until suddenly I get this. No installations of other software have occurred recently. I have switched to two external drives, and it fails on both of them, and in the same place.



(2) The three drives I've tried (starting with C), have 218 GB, 322 GB, and 100 GB free, respectively.



(3) When I check for fragmentation, Windows 7 tells me all three drives are 0% fragmented. (I wasn't aware of this till now, but apparently Win 7 de-fragments automatically as one works, or at least mine is set to do that.)



(4) If no other solution is available, can you recommend a super fast and reliable drive I should buy?



Thanks for your help.



My Sandra specs are as shown below:



SiSoftware Sandra



ID

Host Name : Peytons-SYX-2

Workgroup : WORKGROUP



Computer

Model : Si G41M-P33

Serial Number : G41M****

Chassis : MSI Desktop

Mainboard : MSI G41M-P33 (MS-7592)

Serial Number : To be fille***********

BIOS : AMI (OEM) V7.7 01/05/2010

Total Memory : 8GB DIMM DDR3



Processors

Processor : Intel(R) Celeron(R) CPU E3400 @ 2.60GHz (2C 2.6GHz, 1MB L2)

Socket/Slot : FC LGA775



Chipset

Memory Controller : MSI G41 DRAM Controller 4x 200MHz (800MHz), 2x 4GB DIMM DDR3 800MHz 128-bit, Integrated Graphics



Memory Module(s)

Memory Module : Micron 512M6416V69AD2J15E 4GB DIMM DDR3 PC3-10700U DDR3-1334 (9-9-9-25 4-34-10-5)

Memory Module : Micron 512M6416V69AD2J15E 4GB DIMM DDR3 PC3-10700U DDR3-1334 (9-9-9-25 4-34-10-5)



Video System

Monitor/Panel : LG E2350

(1920x1080, 23.1")

Video Adapter : Intel(R) G41 Express Chipset (8SP SM4.0 400MHz, 32MB DDR3 800MHz 128-bit, Integrated Graphics)



Graphics Processor



Storage Devices

Hitachi HDS721050CLA362 (500.1GB, SATA300, 3.5", 7200rpm, 14MB Cache) : 466GB (C:)

Seagate ST31000333AS (1TB, USB2/SATA300, 3.5", 7200rpm) : 932GB (E:)

Seagate ST9500325AS (500.1GB, USB2/SATA150, 2.5", 5400rpm, 8MB Cache) : 466GB (F:)

HP DVD Writer 1265d (7.7GB, SATA150, DVD+-RW, CD-RW, 512kB Cache) : 7GB (D:)



Logical Storage Devices

System Reserved : 100MB (NTFS)

iomega (E:) : 932GB (NTFS) @ Seagate ST31000333AS (1TB, USB2/SATA300, 3.5", 7200rpm)

FreeAgent (F:) : 466GB (exFAT) @ Seagate ST9500325AS (500.1GB, USB2/SATA150, 2.5", 5400rpm, 8MB Cache)

Hard Disk (C:) : 466GB (NTFS) @ Hitachi HDS721050CLA362 (500.1GB, SATA300, 3.5", 7200rpm, 14MB Cache)

Pro Tools LE (D:) : 7GB (CDFS) @ HP DVD Writer 1265d (7.7GB, SATA150, DVD+-RW, CD-RW, 512kB Cache)



Peripherals

LPC Hub Controller 1 : MSI 82801GB/GR (ICH7) LPC Interface Controller

LPC Legacy Controller 1 : T0 07-23

Audio Device : MSI 82801G (ICH7) High Definition Audio

Audio Codec : Realtek Semi High Definition Audio

Serial Port(s) : 1

Parallel Port(s) : 1

Disk Controller : MSI 82801G (ICH7) Ultra ATA Storage Controller

Disk Controller : MSI 82801GB/GR/GH (ICH7) Serial ATA Storage Controller

USB Controller 1 : MSI 82801G (ICH7) USB Universal Host Controller

USB Controller 2 : MSI 82801G (ICH7) USB Universal Host Controller

USB Controller 3 : MSI 82801G (ICH7) USB Universal Host Controller

USB Controller 4 : MSI 82801G (ICH7) USB Universal Host Controller

USB Controller 5 : MSI 82801G (ICH7) USB 2.0 Enhanced Host Controller

USB Controller 6 : VIA VIA VT6214L USB UHCI Controller

USB Controller 7 : VIA VIA VT6214L USB UHCI Controller

USB Controller 8 : VIA VT6202 USB 2.0 Enhanced Host Controller

SMBus/i2c Controller 1 : Intel ICH SMBus



Printers and Faxes

Printer : Amyuni Document Converter 400 (2400x2400, Colour)

Printer : Xerox Phaser 6180DN PS (600x600, Colour)

Printer : Microsoft XPS Document Writer (600x600, Colour)

Fax : Microsoft Shared Fax Driver (200x200)

Fax : EPSON PC-FAX driver (203x203, USB)

Printer : EPSON Artisan 830 Series (360x360, USB, Colour)

Printer : Brother HL-5470DW series (1200x1200, USB)

Printer : Adobe PDF Converter (4000x4000, Colour)

Printer : EPSON Artisan 830 Series (360x360, USB, Colour)

Fax : EPSON PC-FAX driver (203x203, USB)



Network Services

Network Adapter : Realtek PCIe GBE Family Controller (Ethernet, 100Mbps)



Operating System

Windows System : Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate 6.01.7601 (Service Pack 1)

Platform Compliance : x64



Windows Experience Index

Current System : 3.5