Install the Latest SATA Drivers

To avoid causing the disk to fail, try upgrading to the latest SATA driver:

1. Right-click on Start
2. In the Power User menu select Device Manager
3. Expand Storage Controllers
4. Determine the correct controller for your SATA device
5. To update, right-click each controller and select Update Driver
6. Click the Browse my computer for driver software option
7. Next, select Let me pick from a list of available drivers on my computer
8. Then select Standard AHCI Controller and see how this affects performance