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    5920 - harddrive always active

    Discussion in 'Acer' started by 3.2vtec, Sep 22, 2007.

  1. 3.2vtec

    3.2vtec Notebook Enthusiast

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    Does anyone have this problem, the hard drive always in use. the light is blinking every few seconds, even when sitting idle and nothing running. wifi on or not. i used task manager to see what it is, and its the nt kernel and system, Any1 have a clue what is causing this? Thanks
     
    3.2vtec, Sep 22, 2007
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  2. anthony99

    anthony99 Notebook Consultant

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    anthony99, Sep 22, 2007
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    000111 Atari Master

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    i have found that a 2 GB or more SD card used for readyboost decreases hard drive use a bit. this could help as well if ya have it.
     
    000111, Sep 22, 2007
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    bigspin My Kind Of Place

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    Do Not Disable Superfetch Service.

    It make everything fast. leave it on
     
    bigspin, Sep 22, 2007
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    baia Notebook Consultant

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    baia, Sep 23, 2007
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    Do you have any antivirus program ? Maybe it scans your harddrive in the background.
    Or a torrent application?
     
    darkilici, Sep 24, 2007
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    Yes sure, that's it. I forgot about the AV. It's always scanning files. SO no problem here ;)
     
    baia, Sep 24, 2007
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