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    M1330 HD Question

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by mair, Sep 14, 2007.

  1. mair

    mair Notebook Consultant

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    I have been using mu computer for 1 week now, and i notice that when itis idle the HD keeps reading constantly i can hear the sound and i can see the light flasing rapidly, how can i check what is happening, i also have the same problem in 1 desktop, i now this is not normal but cant tell wich aplication is causing that is there a way to look for the aplication that is accesing the hd


    Thanks In Advance
     
    mair, Sep 14, 2007
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  2. sleey0

    sleey0 R.I.P. AW Side Topics

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    What drive do you have (mfr)? And what OS are you using?
     
    sleey0, Sep 14, 2007
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    frazell Notebook Deity

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    Most likely culprits are either Windows Vista's disk indexing service or Defragmentation utility...
     
    frazell, Sep 14, 2007
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  4. mair

    mair Notebook Consultant

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    I have the 5400 RPM 120 GB Hitachi HD that is included in the M1330 and i use Windows Vista Home Premium
     
    mair, Sep 14, 2007
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    Sorry for the question but i dont know what is the indexing service, What it is for, can it be desactivater, and the defragmenter worcks auto?
     
    mair, Sep 14, 2007
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