Re: hard disk activity light flashes at regular intervals

Certainly background processes are running.
Task Manager allows you to terminate almost all processes including the invisible ones running in the background.

regards,
S.Sengupta[MS-MVP]

matchwear@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

Recently I noticed my DELL computer disk activity light is flashing on
and off at a regular 2 second rate and the drive read noise is
accompanying it.  Do I have a software or hardware problem?  I have
scanned for viruses, adware, defragged, etc. using Norton Systemworks.
It is sill "beating".  Any ideas?

.

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