Constant hard drive spinning

diddle · Oct 10, 2009

I am on a relatives computer, and she is complaining of slow performance, and basically, what it looks like, is the hard drive, is constantly spinning, causing programs to act slow, and causing everything to run slow.
I have indexing turned off (Windows Vista ) and I just want a list of things I can start going through to check what might be causing the constant spinning.
She has norton, too. which might be part of the problem..

Athlon2K15 · Oct 10, 2009

what you mean the hard drive is constantly spinning,its supposed to spin all the time

diddle · Oct 10, 2009

Its suppose to spin, but it isn't suppose affect performance.

Athlon2K15 · Oct 10, 2009

i think we need some specs on this system,norton does suck resources so if its a low memory system it could be the ram,meaning you dont have enough

Psychoholic · Oct 10, 2009

Maybe he means its thrashing the hard drive all the time?

diddle · Oct 10, 2009

AMD 5200x2 @2.7ghz, 4 gigs of ram, 32bit os (part of the problem?) integrated gfx card,
mind you, this is an HP computer.
and yeah, pretty much thrashing describes it.

Bundy · Oct 10, 2009

Check the task manager for RAM usage. It seems one of your programs is using it all.

I've had that happen when a virus scanner came across a 4GB iso.

diddle · Oct 10, 2009

Physical Memory is at 1.16gb usage, CPU is 0-5% usage at any given time, HDD Light is constantly flickering, and can hear it constantly.

Athlon2K15 · Oct 10, 2009

whats running in the system tray?

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Motherboard	Biostar TF720 A2+ (fail..)
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Storage	500 Gig IDE
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Case	Thermaltake
Audio Device(s)	Sound Blaster Live 5.1
Power Supply	Raidmax RX-530SS 530watt 37amp rail
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Mouse	Asus Strix Evolve
Keyboard	Asus Strix Claymore

System Name	Diddulator
Processor	AMD x2 5000+ @ 3.12 ghz, 1.280V
Motherboard	Biostar TF720 A2+ (fail..)
Cooling	Stock Heatsink, 2 x 200mm fans, 2x 120mm fans
Memory	2x1 GB Gskill PC2-6400 @ 445.7mhz
Video Card(s)	Sapphire 3850 512mb stock :669/829 running at : 776/1008
Storage	500 Gig IDE
Display(s)	17 inch LCD @ 1280x1024
Case	Thermaltake
Audio Device(s)	Sound Blaster Live 5.1
Power Supply	Raidmax RX-530SS 530watt 37amp rail
Software	Windows XP x86
Benchmark Scores	3DMarks06 - 10200

Processor	Intel Core i9 11900K
Motherboard	MSI Z590 Carbon EK X
Cooling	Custom Water
Memory	Team DDR4 4000MHz
Video Card(s)	ASUS TUF RTX 3080 OC
Storage	WD WN850 1TB
Display(s)	43" LG NanoCell 4K 120Hz
Power Supply	Asus Thor 1200w
Mouse	Asus Strix Evolve
Keyboard	Asus Strix Claymore

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Case	Lian Li o11 Air Mini
Power Supply	Corsair RM1000x
Software	WIndows 11 Pro

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