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    HDD Light blink in every 1 sec when I am not useing the system

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by APARICHIT, Mar 3, 2009.

  1. APARICHIT

    APARICHIT Newbie

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    Hi Guys,

    I am Useing Dell XPS M1530 with WD 3200BEVT-75ZCT2(320 GB Hard Drive)
    Yesterday I formatted my Hard Disk and I install Windows Vista Ultimate(then Later patch it to SP-1) after formatting ,I noticed that my hard disk light blink twice in every 1 sec that slightly increase my HDD temp. when I get a look in Resource Monitor I noticed that in C:\some file are used to be written

    C:\System Volume Information
    C:\pagefile.sys
    C:\$Log File(NTFS Volume log)
    C:\Users\{User Name}\App Data\Local\Microsoft\Windows\UsrClass.dat
    C:\Users\{User Name}\App Data\Local\Microsoft\Windows\UsrClass.dat.LOG1

    after that I stop Automatic restore points in System Properties=> System Protection and untick all Drive then I get rid from C:\System Volume Information

    In under Advance System Setting =>Performance=> Setting=>Advance=>Virtul Memory => Change=> Untick Automatically manage paging file size for all drive =>tick no paging file => Set then I get gid from C:\pagefile.sys(that is Approx 3GB in size)

    but after that
    C:\$Log File(NTFS Volume log)
    C:\Users\{User Name}\App Data\Local\Microsoft\Windows\UsrClass.dat
    C:\Users\{User Name}\App Data\Local\Microsoft\Windows\UsrClass.dat.LOG1
    are still working I didn't face this problem before formatting

    I was useing the same Windows Vista Ultimate SP-1 before formatting

    help me guys I also Use Dual Boot With Ubuntu 8.10
     
  2. Ayle

    Ayle Trailblazer

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    There is always indexing going on on the background. Let it be. You cannot stop all I/O operations between the OS and the hard drive.
     
  3. swiego

    swiego Notebook Consultant

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    I wish there weren't - how can the HD sleep if it's being pinged so regularly?
     
  4. APARICHIT

    APARICHIT Newbie

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    Thanks for your replay Ayle

    Do you have any idea that how long does it take because i use to download files from my Laptop and runs all day and night when i see the HDD temp increase at 38 C- 57 C(in 48 hours).Before formatting every thing was fine I wish that every thing will be normal very soon.
     
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    mar_tin1 Notebook Consultant

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