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hard disk keeps running
Name: Neil Date: January 6, 2002 at 09:52:43 Pacific
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Does anybody know why my hard disk keeps running when computer is idle? Or is it normal for xp. It never did it with windows Me. Any help appreciated.
Name: Steve Girling Date: January 6, 2002 at 12:04:01 Pacific
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I'm having the same issue.
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Response Number 2
Name: Dario Date: January 6, 2002 at 12:29:20 Pacific
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I am as well
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Response Number 3
Name: JazzMahn Date: January 6, 2002 at 14:27:14 Pacific
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I had the same problem when I first installed Windows XP Home. It drove me crazy. I finally went start/run/msconfig and began turnning off all the programs that are loaded at startup. It took care of the problem. I had put in a request for email support from Microsoft and received confirmation from a Microsoft engineer that what I did would work correctly. Let me know if this helps!!
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Response Number 4
Name: Dario Date: January 6, 2002 at 20:03:56 Pacific
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Have already done that JazzMahn, thanks anyway
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Response Number 5
Name: Neil Date: January 7, 2002 at 08:10:55 Pacific
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I'll try that. Thanks JazzMahn.
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Response Number 6
Name: Neil Date: January 8, 2002 at 05:35:15 Pacific
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Thanks JazzMahn I think thats done the trick:)
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Response Number 7
Name: matt Date: January 10, 2002 at 20:37:18 Pacific
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suggest just normal tweaking things..
how much empty hard disk .. i suggest at the bare minimum 800 mb free , 256mb ram and cancel come startup progs.. also is this fat32 or ntfs? if fat32 it would be one of the above if Ntfs... i would need more sys info, hardware, network,etc...
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