Re: Hard Drive access exactly once every second?

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From: Dark Xale (lothsohe_at_suldnaeerl.lol)
Date: 02/10/04 

Date: Tue, 10 Feb 2004 19:24:04 +0100

The computer "might" be moving some information from the RAM to the Virtual
Memory on the hard drive, but that is just my guess...

"Terry Nelson" <TJNelson@aol.com> wrote in message
news:72764044.0402100907.35d37118@posting.google.com...
> I've noticed that my Hard Drive is being accessed exactly once every
> second. The access is very short - a very brief flicker of the HD
> light once every second. Because it's so brief, I only noticed it by
> chance. Here is what I've done to try and identify/eliminate the
> issue:
>
> -Unplug LAN cable
> -Disable McAfee VirusScan
> -Disable Zone Alarm
> -Ran Spybot-Search & Destroy for Spyware
> -Ran msconfig - selected Diagnostic Startup to eliminate startup
> programs, system.ini, win.ini, etc.
> -Ran Hard Drive Error-checking and Defrag Tools
>
> I still get a Hard Drive access once every second! Any idea why?
>
> I'm running WinXP Home SP1 with all critical MS Updates applied.
> I also have a laptop with WinXP Home that does NOT do this.
>
> adTHANKSvance
>
> Terry

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