Vista - HD ind light

07-09-2008

Hi there,

I bought a new lappy came with vista home prem. the thing is whenever the
lappy is on the HD indicator pilot light keeps on blinking..is this normail

thanx a million

07-09-2008

As far there is no specific pattern in which it is blinking,it's
normal.Nothing to worry about.

"Imad" <inaccache@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:OOuoNid4IHA.3796@xxxxxx
Hi there,

I bought a new lappy came with vista home prem. the thing is whenever the
lappy is on the HD indicator pilot light keeps on blinking..is this normail

thanx a million

07-09-2008

On Wed, 9 Jul 2008 18:29:10 +0300, "Imad" <inaccache@xxxxxx>
wrote:

Quote:

>Hi there,
>
>I bought a new lappy came with vista home prem. the thing is whenever the
>lappy is on the HD indicator pilot light keeps on blinking..is this normail
>
>thanx a million

Yes, that is normal for vista and it will keep doing that forever and
ever.

07-09-2008

"Imad" <inaccache@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:OOuoNid4IHA.3796@xxxxxx

Quote:

> Hi there,
>
> I bought a new lappy came with vista home prem. the thing is whenever the
> lappy is on the HD indicator pilot light keeps on blinking..is this
> normail
>
> thanx a million

It is probably busy indexing files. It will settle down in time..

--
Mike Hall - MVP
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07-09-2008

"Imad" <inaccache@xxxxxx> wrote:

Quote:

>Hi there,
>
>I bought a new lappy came with vista home prem. the thing is whenever the
>lappy is on the HD indicator pilot light keeps on blinking..is this normail

Most likely you could do with some more RAM. This is typical behavior
when the OS has to keep swapping data between RAM and the swap file on
your disk to keep all your processes running.

--
Tim Slattery
MS MVP(Shell/User)
Slattery_T@xxxxxx
http://members.cox.net/slatteryt

07-09-2008

"Imad" <inaccache@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:OOuoNid4IHA.3796@xxxxxx

Quote:

> Hi there,
>
> I bought a new lappy came with vista home prem. the thing is whenever
> the lappy is on the HD indicator pilot light keeps on blinking..is
> this normail
>
> thanx a million

Blink or flicker ?
Although you call it a 'HD Indicator' light it could well be an
'Activity on the bus' light if blinking means a steady ( once a second
say ) blink. It could be the system doing a regular check for the
insertion of a CD/DVD at some other connection. True for desktops
anyway.

Tom

07-10-2008

Tnx Tom for the reply,

It actualy flickers non stop even if am doing nothing on the laptop and its
only switched on..

thanx another million
"Tom Allen" <me@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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Quote:

>
> "Imad" <inaccache@xxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:OOuoNid4IHA.3796@xxxxxx

Quote:

>> Hi there,
>>
>> I bought a new lappy came with vista home prem. the thing is whenever
>> the lappy is on the HD indicator pilot light keeps on blinking..is this
>> normail
>>
>> thanx a million

> Blink or flicker ?
> Although you call it a 'HD Indicator' light it could well be an 'Activity
> on the bus' light if blinking means a steady ( once a second say ) blink.
> It could be the system doing a regular check for the insertion of a CD/DVD
> at some other connection. True for desktops anyway.
>
> Tom
>

07-10-2008

"Imad" <inaccache@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:eBgWPNm4IHA.4492@xxxxxx

Quote:

> Tnx Tom for the reply,
>
> It actualy flickers non stop even if am doing nothing on the laptop
> and its only switched on..
>

Then I guess you will have to wait for it to finish the housekeeping :-)

Tom

Quote:

> thanx another million
> "Tom Allen" <me@xxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:urA3Ive4IHA.5112@xxxxxx

Quote:

>>
>> "Imad" <inaccache@xxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:OOuoNid4IHA.3796@xxxxxx

Quote:

>>> Hi there,
>>>
>>> I bought a new lappy came with vista home prem. the thing is
>>> whenever the lappy is on the HD indicator pilot light keeps on
>>> blinking..is this normail
>>>
>>> thanx a million

>> Blink or flicker ?
>> Although you call it a 'HD Indicator' light it could well be an
>> 'Activity on the bus' light if blinking means a steady ( once a
>> second say ) blink. It could be the system doing a regular check for
>> the insertion of a CD/DVD at some other connection. True for
>> desktops anyway.
>>
>> Tom
>>

>

07-10-2008

a lol reply..

am in doubt that may be some sort of Trojan or a server running,though i did
a AV scan and did windows diffender scan but nothing was detected????
"Tom Allen" <me@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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Quote:

>
> "Imad" <inaccache@xxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:eBgWPNm4IHA.4492@xxxxxx

Quote:

>> Tnx Tom for the reply,
>>
>> It actualy flickers non stop even if am doing nothing on the laptop and
>> its only switched on..
>>

>
> Then I guess you will have to wait for it to finish the housekeeping :-)
>
> Tom
>

Quote:

>> thanx another million
>> "Tom Allen" <me@xxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:urA3Ive4IHA.5112@xxxxxx

Quote:

>>>
>>> "Imad" <inaccache@xxxxxx> wrote in message
>>> news:OOuoNid4IHA.3796@xxxxxx
>>>> Hi there,
>>>>
>>>> I bought a new lappy came with vista home prem. the thing is whenever
>>>> the lappy is on the HD indicator pilot light keeps on blinking..is this
>>>> normail
>>>>
>>>> thanx a million
>>> Blink or flicker ?
>>> Although you call it a 'HD Indicator' light it could well be an
>>> 'Activity on the bus' light if blinking means a steady ( once a second
>>> say ) blink. It could be the system doing a regular check for the
>>> insertion of a CD/DVD at some other connection. True for desktops
>>> anyway.
>>>
>>> Tom
>>>

>>

>
>

07-09-2008	#1 (permalink)
Imad n/a posts	HD ind light Hi there, I bought a new lappy came with vista home prem. the thing is whenever the lappy is on the HD indicator pilot light keeps on blinking..is this normail thanx a million
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07-09-2008	#2 (permalink)
Hiren n/a posts	Re: HD ind light As far there is no specific pattern in which it is blinking,it's normal.Nothing to worry about. "Imad" <inaccache@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:OOuoNid4IHA.3796@xxxxxx Hi there, I bought a new lappy came with vista home prem. the thing is whenever the lappy is on the HD indicator pilot light keeps on blinking..is this normail thanx a million
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07-09-2008	#3 (permalink)
Kos n/a posts	Re: HD ind light On Wed, 9 Jul 2008 18:29:10 +0300, "Imad" <inaccache@xxxxxx> wrote: Quote: >Hi there, > >I bought a new lappy came with vista home prem. the thing is whenever the >lappy is on the HD indicator pilot light keeps on blinking..is this normail > >thanx a million Yes, that is normal for vista and it will keep doing that forever and ever.
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07-09-2008	#4 (permalink)
Mike Hall - MVP n/a posts	Re: HD ind light "Imad" <inaccache@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:OOuoNid4IHA.3796@xxxxxx Quote: > Hi there, > > I bought a new lappy came with vista home prem. the thing is whenever the > lappy is on the HD indicator pilot light keeps on blinking..is this > normail > > thanx a million It is probably busy indexing files. It will settle down in time.. -- Mike Hall - MVP How to construct a good post.. http://dts-l.com/goodpost.htm How to use the Microsoft Product Support Newsgroups.. http://support.microsoft.com/default...help&style=toc Mike's Window - My Blog.. http://msmvps.com/blogs/mikehall/default.aspx
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07-09-2008	#5 (permalink)
Tim Slattery n/a posts	Re: HD ind light "Imad" <inaccache@xxxxxx> wrote: Quote: >Hi there, > >I bought a new lappy came with vista home prem. the thing is whenever the >lappy is on the HD indicator pilot light keeps on blinking..is this normail Most likely you could do with some more RAM. This is typical behavior when the OS has to keep swapping data between RAM and the swap file on your disk to keep all your processes running. -- Tim Slattery MS MVP(Shell/User) Slattery_T@xxxxxx http://members.cox.net/slatteryt
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07-09-2008	#6 (permalink)
Tom Allen n/a posts	Re: HD ind light "Imad" <inaccache@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:OOuoNid4IHA.3796@xxxxxx Quote: > Hi there, > > I bought a new lappy came with vista home prem. the thing is whenever > the lappy is on the HD indicator pilot light keeps on blinking..is > this normail > > thanx a million Blink or flicker ? Although you call it a 'HD Indicator' light it could well be an 'Activity on the bus' light if blinking means a steady ( once a second say ) blink. It could be the system doing a regular check for the insertion of a CD/DVD at some other connection. True for desktops anyway. Tom
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07-10-2008	#7 (permalink)
Imad n/a posts	Re: HD ind light Tnx Tom for the reply, It actualy flickers non stop even if am doing nothing on the laptop and its only switched on.. thanx another million "Tom Allen" <me@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:urA3Ive4IHA.5112@xxxxxx Quote: > > "Imad" <inaccache@xxxxxx> wrote in message > news:OOuoNid4IHA.3796@xxxxxx Quote: >> Hi there, >> >> I bought a new lappy came with vista home prem. the thing is whenever >> the lappy is on the HD indicator pilot light keeps on blinking..is this >> normail >> >> thanx a million > Blink or flicker ? > Although you call it a 'HD Indicator' light it could well be an 'Activity > on the bus' light if blinking means a steady ( once a second say ) blink. > It could be the system doing a regular check for the insertion of a CD/DVD > at some other connection. True for desktops anyway. > > Tom >
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07-10-2008	#8 (permalink)
Tom Allen n/a posts	Re: HD ind light "Imad" <inaccache@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:eBgWPNm4IHA.4492@xxxxxx Quote: > Tnx Tom for the reply, > > It actualy flickers non stop even if am doing nothing on the laptop > and its only switched on.. > Then I guess you will have to wait for it to finish the housekeeping :-) Tom Quote: > thanx another million > "Tom Allen" <me@xxxxxx> wrote in message > news:urA3Ive4IHA.5112@xxxxxx Quote: >> >> "Imad" <inaccache@xxxxxx> wrote in message >> news:OOuoNid4IHA.3796@xxxxxx Quote: >>> Hi there, >>> >>> I bought a new lappy came with vista home prem. the thing is >>> whenever the lappy is on the HD indicator pilot light keeps on >>> blinking..is this normail >>> >>> thanx a million >> Blink or flicker ? >> Although you call it a 'HD Indicator' light it could well be an >> 'Activity on the bus' light if blinking means a steady ( once a >> second say ) blink. It could be the system doing a regular check for >> the insertion of a CD/DVD at some other connection. True for >> desktops anyway. >> >> Tom >> >
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07-10-2008	#9 (permalink)
Imad n/a posts	Re: HD ind light a lol reply.. am in doubt that may be some sort of Trojan or a server running,though i did a AV scan and did windows diffender scan but nothing was detected???? "Tom Allen" <me@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:ubRkmlm4IHA.4856@xxxxxx Quote: > > "Imad" <inaccache@xxxxxx> wrote in message > news:eBgWPNm4IHA.4492@xxxxxx Quote: >> Tnx Tom for the reply, >> >> It actualy flickers non stop even if am doing nothing on the laptop and >> its only switched on.. >> > > Then I guess you will have to wait for it to finish the housekeeping :-) > > Tom > Quote: >> thanx another million >> "Tom Allen" <me@xxxxxx> wrote in message >> news:urA3Ive4IHA.5112@xxxxxx Quote: >>> >>> "Imad" <inaccache@xxxxxx> wrote in message >>> news:OOuoNid4IHA.3796@xxxxxx >>>> Hi there, >>>> >>>> I bought a new lappy came with vista home prem. the thing is whenever >>>> the lappy is on the HD indicator pilot light keeps on blinking..is this >>>> normail >>>> >>>> thanx a million >>> Blink or flicker ? >>> Although you call it a 'HD Indicator' light it could well be an >>> 'Activity on the bus' light if blinking means a steady ( once a second >>> say ) blink. It could be the system doing a regular check for the >>> insertion of a CD/DVD at some other connection. True for desktops >>> anyway. >>> >>> Tom >>> >> > >
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