HD LIGHT FLASHES ONCE PER SECOND 2

[kenhand]

Upon replacing my crashed 40 gig HD, I noticed that the HD light flashes once per second for about 1/4 sec duration. I suspect that continual HD accessing caused it's failure. I found that disconnecting the cd-rw caused the light to quit flashing. I replaced the hp cd-rw with two other, different brand units and did not cure the problem. I finally found that an Optorite 32x12x40 worked good with no flashing. I have since purchased a hp pavillion 513c that flashes. Three others straight out of the box, flashes. HP tech support has no clue.

 

[Mooremanw]

Most of the Microsoft Windows operating systems will cause the HDD LED to flash on a regular basis. This is just normal OS polling activity and should not be a concern. This should not wear out a HDD. If it is excessive then it could be caused by software activity. You did not say what OS you are using.

 

[WildHare]

Interestingly enough, setting your CD for AUTOPLAY can cause the HD access light to flash, as the system regularly polls the drive to see if a CD has been inserted. This is especially true if the HD and the CD are on the same IDE channel, as the light is actually an IDE activity light, not specifically a HD activity light.

Depending on some other factors, such as file protection, indexing and such, polling the CD could also cause the HD to write a sector or two..

Try turning off the autoplay feature and see if that makes a difference.

Otherwise, I wouldn't worry about it, as MooreManW has noted.

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