my hard disk is working all the time

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Dawid

I have anew vaio laptop with Vista system and after turning it on even if I
do nothing the hard disk is working all the time, it does not stop even after
few hours of not touching the computer (the HD led is blinking and I can hear
the sound of HD working).

I do not think it's notmal, please advice.

Dawid
 
Vista spends a lot of time indexing files, defragging, running Defender, and
scanning for virii.
This isn't a problem with my desktop computer, which I leave on all the time
so most of this gets done overnight.
A laptop isn't normally on all the time, so it has to run whenever it gets a
chance.
 
Hi David,

Actually, it might be normal. With a new system, the indexing service
usually takes a few days (7-10) to settle down, and the system is also
learning user habits (superfetch). Eventually, these should subside, but
niether are high priority processes and should not interfere with your use
of the system.

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP

Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com
 
I have anew vaio laptop with Vista system and after turning it on even if I
do nothing the hard disk is working all the time, it does not stop even after
few hours of not touching the computer (the HD led is blinking and I can hear
the sound of HD working).

I do not think it's notmal, please advice.
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I think your drive is a workaholic.
 
Dawid said:
I have anew vaio laptop with Vista system and after turning it on even if I
do nothing the hard disk is working all the time, it does not stop even after
few hours of not touching the computer (the HD led is blinking and I can hear
the sound of HD working).

I do not think it's notmal, please advice.
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It sounds like your anti-virus s/ware has a config problem. Run a full scan
and back up ( if norton 360 ) restart and follow any on screen promps. D
 
hi every body,
I think this kind of indexing will not help to speed up your future using of
PC I experinced that the hard disk will losse its quality with continuose
running for nothing so the best solution I picked is to disable the indexing
function to have your disk in its good condition... ( it is not a server for
DATA BASE ) it is a home use PC so please the windows support team don't
overload our PC's ..
(((((((( THE GOOD SOLUTION IS DISABLE INDEXING ))))))))

REGARDS
 
Does your laptop have an available memory slot? If so, add memory. Windows
starts using the hard drive (paging file) when you are close the the minimum
recommended memory for the OS being run. You do not say what model laptop
or which edition of Vista you have, although I would guess Vista Home
Premium.
 
It's the indexing service as has been explained. That was my biggest gripe
when I first turned on my new desktop with Vista. I have a 2x Raptor drives
and a 1TB storage drive so it was quite loud and annoying. I originally
turned Indexing off completely, but then decided to turn it back on and set
it to only index certain files. In any case the drives no longer run all the
time. Its definitely the indexing service, no worries.
 
Yes, this is most annoying. After I install any application, I have to walk
away from my computer while its performing BACKGROUND tasks. It should at
least pick at time when the machine has not been used for a while. A low
priority process still runs even if higher priority process are running too.
Because I have over a TB of storage, indexing would be real nice to have, but
for the same reason, its constant running makes it fall into "the disease is
worse than the cure" category. Why can't Vista say "no user input for an
hour, no full screen apps running, no dvd is being played,etc . . . let me
see if I have any house keeping to do"
 
Hi Dawid
I have a HpCompaq Laptop.My laptop did the same.Now its normal and the
harddrive runs on its own only when it dwnldng some updates or web
interaction.You can monitor the activity from the resource Monitor button
which is in the performance Tab in Task Manager. DCR << (e-mail address removed)
 
My hard drive ran all the time also it finally burnt up. Got a new hard drive
it didnt run constantly and now 3 months later its doing it again. I am not
happy with this system. Its not even a year old.
 
That should not last more than a day or two (at most).

I think the OP has a more serious issue. The most frequent cause of
constant disk drive activity is insufficient ram. The OP should use the
Performance Information and Tools Center under System and Mainenance to run
some diagnostics. These are very usable but almost no one seems to realize
how much help is there.
 
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