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    Constant HDD activity?? M1530

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by dell.scares.me, Sep 18, 2008.

  1. dell.scares.me

    dell.scares.me Notebook Consultant

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    So when after I boot up my lappy I can hear something thinking (quiet clicking) and my hdd light is pretty much constantly on... And this NEVER stops...


    Any ideas?
     
    dell.scares.me, Sep 18, 2008
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  2. Jamaicanyouth

    Jamaicanyouth Notebook Evangelist

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    You seem like you just got the laptop, so it could be indexing, super fetch or something else.
     
    Jamaicanyouth, Sep 18, 2008
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  3. gotz

    gotz Notebook Guru

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    i dunno man... i've had mine over a month and i still get constant activity. mine's a WD
     
    gotz, Sep 18, 2008
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  4. Pontine Caudalis

    Pontine Caudalis Notebook Guru

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    Mine is the 320 GB 7200 seagate and it talks to me constantly. Don't get lonely anymore.
     
    Pontine Caudalis, Sep 19, 2008
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    flipfire Moderately Boss

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    Its superfetch caching data into your RAM.

    You can turn it off and see if it works out better for you.
     
    flipfire, Sep 19, 2008
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    mdewyer Newbie

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    Same here. I've had my M1530 for a few weeks now and the HD is constantly working (light blinking and I can hear it). I was actually going to post on here asking about it, but I'm glad to see I'm not the only one!
     
    mdewyer, Sep 19, 2008
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  7. dell.scares.me

    dell.scares.me Notebook Consultant

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    How do i turn superfetching off? Indexing and all that other stuff is already disabled via the "vista tips&tweaks" thread....
     
    dell.scares.me, Sep 19, 2008
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  8. fonduekid

    fonduekid JSUTAONHTERBIRCKINTEHWLAL

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    Start > Run > services.msc (you have to be admin) > look down for "superfetch" and disable it if you don't want it to be running.

    And remember, don't touch or mess with anything else in the services if you are really not sure. Good Luck.

    http://www.vistax64.com/tutorials/72293-superfetch-memory-prefetcher.html

    But have you searched around the forums to understand better?

    http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=171432

    For more >>

    http://www.blackviper.com/WinVista/Services/Superfetch.htm

    http://www.blackviper.com/WinVista/servicecfg.htm

    *** Though I would recommend / suggest leaving Superfetch On... Its a useful thing ***
     
    fonduekid, Sep 19, 2008
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  9. dell.scares.me

    dell.scares.me Notebook Consultant

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    Yeah I did research it, and I think I will just leave it on..

    Since Vista uses it to make me more productive I can live with the 5 mins of clicking after boot up..

    Although if all this activity could make my HDD more likely to fail I will turn it off, is this the case?
     
    dell.scares.me, Sep 19, 2008
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  10. fonduekid

    fonduekid JSUTAONHTERBIRCKINTEHWLAL

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    I haven't come across a report / complaint that said the HD would fail because of the Superfetch or Indexing and stuff.... Cheers. Don't be too worried. :)
     
    fonduekid, Sep 19, 2008
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