my 1530's hardrive is writing constantly

i just exited out of Tuneranger and it cut it down, but i can still hear the hardrive making the clicking noises. i have a q.

if you are sitting on the desktop with no programs running, will the hardrive read and write almost constantly? or should it stop? i know it will continue to spin.

I didn't go crazy and install a bunch of programs.

really, all i have installed is"

itunes
tuneranger
truecrypt
logbook pro
ms office
ms outlook
adobe acrobat 8.1
and a vistacodekpack so i can view .avi files.

 

Vista is doing its thing...it is slowly indexing all your files and learning how you operate your PC so that it will adjust to you.

 

If the computer is new (is it a desktop? Is it running XP or Vista), it is probably indexing the drive for faster searching capabilities later on. You can disable indexing by going to My Computer> Right-click on your HD> Properties > Uncheck the indexing option.

If you are running Vista, it could also be the new SuperFetch service caching data from your HDD to your RAM.

 

well, its the new m1530 so i've only had it since teh 10th, last monday (6 days).

i thought it only took like a few days to index a hardrive.
hmmm...

 

m1530 is known to make hard drive noises because of the design flaw...some people said their harddrive is whisper quiet tho, which option did you choose?

 

These people are replacing their hard drives with higher end ones - maybe thats why they're quieter? I am getting my 1530 soon...I will do a comparison with the stock drive vs. my Hitachi Travelstar 7K200