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Tom’s Hardware reports that AMD’s External Events Utility, installed with Radeon drivers, may be making sustained writes to some PCs’ system drives even while idle. AMD has said it is investigating, but has not given a confirmed fix date.
Why it mattersThe reported write rates could add up quickly, though the effect on SSD lifespan is not established. One owner’s claim of losing 1% of reported drive health each month has not been independently confirmed, and the article says it is unclear how reported writes translate into actual flash wear. If you have a Radeon PC, Tom’s Hardware suggests opening Windows Resource Monitor, choosing the Disk tab and checking for sustained writes from atieclxx.exe or atiesrxx.exe. That is a sensible first check; disabling services or changing BIOS settings is a bigger step than the evidence currently warrants.
Discuss: Should AMD publish a workaround now, or wait until it can offer a tested fix?
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