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Re: Hard drive keeps running, computer freezes : Help ?



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Sounds like over-aggressive settings on virus-checker software. I've seen it 
default to check every file on your computer every hour.


In a message dated 7/3/02 2:12:06 PM Pacific Daylight Time, 
tradewynne@xxxxxxxxxxx writes:

> Just some guesses...went through similar a while back:
>  
>  1) Corrupted files and/or OS
>  
>  and/or
>  
>  2) HD is on it's way out.
>  
>  New drives are cheap these days:
>  
>  
>  http://www.pricewatch.com/
>  
>  http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProduct.asp?submit=manufactory&catalog=14&;
> manufactory=1304&DEPA=1
>  
>  If your data ain't backed up, and/or you don't have
>  a back-up drive, you should get a back-up: particularly
>  since your drive might be about to die. It looks like you'll
>  need one soon anyway.
>  
>  BW
>  
>  
>  
>  >From: Ian McVicar <icm63@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>  >To: OmegaList <omega-list@xxxxxxxxxx>
>  >Subject: Hard drive keeps running, computer freezes : Help ?
>  >Date: Thu, 4 Jul 2002 07:40:17 +1200 (NZST)
>  >
>  >Hi,
>  >
>  >My system
>  >Win 2000 sp2
>  >ADSL
>  >Ram 384
>  >Intel 660 MHZ
>  >HD 20 Gig, 6 free
>  >I defrag 3 times a week
>  >
>  >I have a light on my PC named "HDD" or my guess Hard drive busy light. My 
>  >hard
>  >drive churns over for, it seams ages, like a 2 minutes, and while it does 
>  >that
>  >my computer wont do anything, mouse cursor wont move, nothing. So not 
good 
>  >for
>  >trading. I have a an application that removes unwanted files (ie tmp, 
bak, 
>  >etc
>  >and registry entries that have no key ( ie EasyCleaner from 
Downloads.com).
>  >
>  >So it thought that I have a tidy hard drive, but it continues.
>  >Any ideas
>  >
>  >thx in advance
>  >
>  >Ian McV
>  >
>  >http://www.sold.com.au - SOLD.com.au
>  >- Find yourself a bargain!
>  >
>