HardDisk light always flashing now !!!

Discussion in 'Hardware' started by Clark_Kent, Apr 10, 2009.

  1. Clark_Kent

    Clark_Kent MajorGeek

    My new build machine is a Intel DP43TF with Q9650 and 2 GIGS memory.

    I just notice the light is always flashing on my harddisk now every seconds...

    Is they're a way to stop this.

    I disable my anti-virus still flashing not that. NOD32 Version 3

    IS there a tweak to stop that....

    OS: Windows XP PRO SP3
     
    Clark_Kent, Apr 10, 2009
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  2. the mekanic

    the mekanic Major Mekanical Geek

    Other than disconnect the LED, not much to my knowledge...
     
    the mekanic, Apr 10, 2009
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  3. Aimee Wilbury

    Aimee Wilbury Staff Sergeant

    I used to have the same problem on my old one. I came up with a few ideas:\

    1. Something's indexing something (for example, I've noticed Spybot Search & Destroy TeaTimer always searching)
    2. Pagefile.
    3. It's in serious need of a defrag.
    4. (added this) maybe the LED is broken :p

    Turns out it was the defrag that was causing trouble.

    Try this, it'll tell you what writes to the drive
    http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb896645.aspx
     
    Aimee Wilbury, Apr 10, 2009
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  4. Clark_Kent

    Clark_Kent MajorGeek

    It was my defrag program Perfectdisk 10 % defragmented my Bad.... ;)
     
    Clark_Kent, Apr 10, 2009
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