W2K Constant Disk Access

Windows Software 5498 This topic was started by padgettb, 2000-03-03 21:06

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2000-03-03 22:06

I've reinstalled W2K five times now. Each time after 2-3 days of use my primary SCSI drive begins constantly accessing itself for no reason. I look at the task manager and no processes are being used. Boot up takes for ever.

I have 256 megs so memory is not the issue. I tried different MB and SCSI bioses, didn't fix it. Linux, Win98 and Win95 all do not have this problem however. I never had this problem with the Beta. Anyone have any ideas?

An answer from Lexmark! (and it only took 4 weeks...)

Just face it.....

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Shrink

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#11716

2000-03-03 22:09

Check to see if the indexing service has started.

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padgettb

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#11717

2000-03-03 22:13

The indexing service is not starting at any time...

acidspray

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#11718

2000-03-10 08:18

Yea, I get this too, though I have no SCSI devices. Only on occasion however, and it starts just as the Win2k login screen comes up, hard drive just takes off <clickity, click, click> through loading my settings, and startup proggies...must be 30-40 seconds maybe more where you can't even access the system though the desktop is there.

Finally, it subsides and it's business as usual from there. What's this indexing about?

-AciD

padgettb

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#11719

2000-03-10 08:24

Indexing is an NTFS feature. The drive caches file information for faster access. It's not really needed on smaller drives so you have to enable it manually I think.

I've given up reinstalling. Now the problem comes and goes.

What kind of hardware do you have?

LoW_beta

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#11720

2000-03-10 10:36

I noticed this too, until I set the Indexing Service to Auto from Manual. My hard drive is an 9GB U2W/LVD. So try setting the Indexing service to Auto and see if that helps for your setup.

Also with a 9GB drive and 512MB of RAM does anyone know if a 1536 min and max value for the pagefile is a good optimium setting? or what do you recommend. thanks

acidspray

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#11721

2000-03-14 02:22

right on...set indexing to auto and the click-fest seems to have subsided.

Thanks,

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slkh

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#11722

2000-03-15 17:45

Maybe some kind of auto-defragmenting mechanism going on? I do realize this as well. But the disk activity wasn't very heavy, it blinks from time to time (approx 3 sec one blink). But doesn't quite bother me.