Hard drive stops/starts every minute

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From: Just D. (no_at_spam.please)
Date: 08/09/04


Date: Sun, 8 Aug 2004 17:42:02 -0700

All,

The second hard drive working on the second IDE controller stops and starts
approximately every minute. It's very annoying especially keeping in mind
that the second device on the same controller is used by RW-DVD and these
ON/OFF affect the CD/DVD writing. How can I make this hard drive always
working if BIOS switched to ALWAYS ON, Savers on laptop are also don't allow
to disable the hard drive or computer. What's going on there? Can this hard
drive disable itself regardless the Windows XP Professional settings? Or
it's a WindowsXP bug?

The latest service packs are installed.

Dmitri.



Relevant Pages

  • Hard drive stops/starts every minute
    ... The second hard drive working on the second IDE controller stops and starts ... that the second device on the same controller is used by RW-DVD and these ... it's a WindowsXP bug? ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.customize)
  • Hard drive stops/starts every minute
    ... The second hard drive working on the second IDE controller stops and starts ... that the second device on the same controller is used by RW-DVD and these ... it's a WindowsXP bug? ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.device_driver.dev)
  • Hard drive stops/starts every minute
    ... The second hard drive working on the second IDE controller stops and starts ... that the second device on the same controller is used by RW-DVD and these ... it's a WindowsXP bug? ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.basics)
  • Hard drive stops/starts every minute
    ... The second hard drive working on the second IDE controller stops and starts ... that the second device on the same controller is used by RW-DVD and these ... it's a WindowsXP bug? ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.general)
  • Re: Hard drive stops/starts every minute
    ... > the Windows XP Professional settings? ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.general)