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idle disk activity and CPU usage
Name: a_kraker99 Date: November 19, 2005 at 16:27:06 Pacific OS: XP Home SP2 CPU/Ram: AMD 3700+ 2048mb pc3200
Comment:
sor osme reason when my computer is sitting Idle my disk activity light flickers. I could only guess that it might be the indexing service but im not sure. The other problem I have is in the task manager my computer jumps around from 0-4% CPU usage, but when I look at the processes running none of them pop up to the top when I sort with the CPU tab. any help on either situation would be appreciated. Thank You.
Name: XpUser Date: November 19, 2005 at 16:35:18 Pacific
Reply:
Have you tweaked with M$ powertoy Tweak UI? If so did you enabled Optimize hard disk when idle?
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Response Number 2
Name: XpUser Date: November 19, 2005 at 16:37:54 Pacific
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Or if not Tweak Ui, I think that when XP is left idle it tends to try and optimize itself?
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Response Number 3
Name: per Date: November 19, 2005 at 16:41:06 Pacific
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Hi XpUser. What he see's is normal.
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Response Number 4
Name: XpUser Date: November 19, 2005 at 16:44:13 Pacific
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Absolutely - I uses Statbar and it shows the CPU fluctuating around that range when the HD is idle.
Regards
i_XpUser
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Response Number 5
Name: a_kraker99 Date: November 19, 2005 at 19:31:54 Pacific
Reply:
odd....I never had that before with other computers. its not really huritng my performance its just annoying.....also I had another problem...for some reason when I start windows, after the loading bar I go to the welcome screen and it hangs there for like 15 seconds before it goes to the desktop. I did a system restore and it got rid of it but it just came bakc again after a few days. what might that be
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