hdd problem

KANO · Post by **KANO** » Fri Dec 14, 2001 10:46 pm

for the last 4 hours my hdd seems to be writing to its self, the red led flashes every second & then say about every 20 seconds i get the hdd writing noise for about 3 seconds, never happend b4 any ideas?

poptom · Post by **poptom** » Fri Dec 14, 2001 11:32 pm

C-A-D to see what you have running in the background. Years ago, I had something from Norton that did that.

onetrueday · Post by **onetrueday** » Sat Dec 15, 2001 3:04 am

I'm about eighty percent sure about this one.

From the start of the second sentence, I already assumed that you were running winxp. WinXP doesnt install everything from the start of the hard drive like everything else does. It actually installs everything a little towards the middle. This leaves the begining of the hard drive open. What happens over that first week is that winxp starts to learn what is used most often. It then takes those programs and moves then to the front of the hard drive. It does all this while you're not using the computer. It is also updating the system restore while you're not using the comptuer.

That's why you'll see the ahrd drive running while you're not around. Just good 'ole winxp cleaning up.

TEH WIN · Post by **TEH WIN** » Sat Dec 15, 2001 4:16 am

also.. if you have a program called goback, its backing up the stuffs....

KANO · Post by **KANO** » Sat Dec 15, 2001 5:37 am

i have win98 2nd, tried C-A-D lastnight, and dont have norton ghost.

its a ibm 60gxp hdd, was there a problem with these hdds?

onetrueday · Post by **onetrueday** » Sat Dec 15, 2001 5:58 am

I'm a little tired right now, but I have thought of a couple of ideas. The first is that you install a program that'll let you know exactly what is running. I cant think of any off the tope of my head, but there are several for free. My first guess is either a trojan or virus like creature rolling around. If you have a cable/always on connection, I would consider unplugging it and see if it continues.

If you have the time, perhaps you should turn off everything you have running in the background and walk away. See if the problem persists. I doubt this is a hard drive problem, but who knows?

It could even be something you wouldnt expect. Some sort of 'freeware' that is spying on what you have, hoping to report it backwithout your knowledge.

KANO · Post by **KANO** » Sat Dec 15, 2001 7:55 am

i think its a small program doing this, ive got anti trojan5 ill try that, what is a good tool for spyware?

thanks for helping also

Norm · Post by **Norm** » Sat Dec 15, 2001 8:03 am

It could be a lot of things.
Like Norton, or some anti virus proggie updating itself automatically, your firewall could be writing to a log, or any program running in the background (depends what's running) Chat progams can write to the drive when new messages come in

I doubt it's a bad HD.

Watch the send light on your cable modem (if you have one that is) for activity at the same time the drive is making noise. If so, your PC is talking to someone over the net.

Syclone_A · Post by **Syclone_A** » Sat Dec 15, 2001 10:38 am

its a ibm 60gxp hdd, was there a problem with these hdds? [/B][/QUOTE]

not the hdd, ibm makes the best there is, gotta be a software issue or os like virus, norton, ect ect like others are suggesting.

KANO · Post by **KANO** » Sat Dec 15, 2001 12:13 pm

ok i updated my norton anti-virus, and turned off the write log option in Z/A seems to have fixed it.

thanks.

poptom · Post by **poptom** » Sat Dec 15, 2001 12:20 pm

Good-O!

YARDofSTUF · Post by **YARDofSTUF** » Sat Dec 15, 2001 12:31 pm

Originally posted by KANO
i have win98 2nd, tried C-A-D lastnight, and dont have norton ghost.

its a ibm 60gxp hdd, was there a problem with these hdds?

teh 75gxps have a problem not the 60s

KANO · Post by **KANO** » Sat Dec 15, 2001 12:43 pm

Originally posted by YARDofSTUF

teh 75gxps have a problem not the 60s

thats what i thought, but im hearing bad things about the 60gxp now.