Vista - AutoPlay Makes HDD Light Flash Every Second

When I have AutoPlay enabled on my computer with Vista, the hard disk always
flashes once or twice every second. However, when I disable it, it only
flashes every 2-5 seconds generally. Does anyone else notice this? Is this
normal?

Hi,

Don't know that having autoplay enabled would do that as the setting merely
determines what the system does when a disk is inserted. It doesn't cause
the system to actively monitor the drive any more than it already does.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com

"Gideon_CC" <GideonCC@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:9D3C8AA9-5E11-4B7C-9172-451CD586BABD@microsoft.com...
> When I have AutoPlay enabled on my computer with Vista, the hard disk
> always
> flashes once or twice every second. However, when I disable it, it only
> flashes every 2-5 seconds generally. Does anyone else notice this? Is this
> normal?

Appartently, it does seem to affect it.

"Rick Rogers" wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Don't know that having autoplay enabled would do that as the setting merely
> determines what the system does when a disk is inserted. It doesn't cause
> the system to actively monitor the drive any more than it already does.
>
> --
> Best of Luck,
>
> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
> My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com
>
> "Gideon_CC" <GideonCC@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:9D3C8AA9-5E11-4B7C-9172-451CD586BABD@microsoft.com...
> > When I have AutoPlay enabled on my computer with Vista, the hard disk
> > always
> > flashes once or twice every second. However, when I disable it, it only
> > flashes every 2-5 seconds generally. Does anyone else notice this? Is this
> > normal?
>
>

Hi,

Try running process explorer to see where the activity is originating:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sys...sExplorer.mspx

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com

"Gideon_CC" <GideonCC@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:73FEE2DE-759D-468F-81D5-6A37623A7FBF@microsoft.com...
> Appartently, it does seem to affect it.
>
> "Rick Rogers" wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> Don't know that having autoplay enabled would do that as the setting
>> merely
>> determines what the system does when a disk is inserted. It doesn't cause
>> the system to actively monitor the drive any more than it already does.
>>
>> --
>> Best of Luck,
>>
>> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
>> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
>> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
>> My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com
>>
>> "Gideon_CC" <GideonCC@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:9D3C8AA9-5E11-4B7C-9172-451CD586BABD@microsoft.com...
>> > When I have AutoPlay enabled on my computer with Vista, the hard disk
>> > always
>> > flashes once or twice every second. However, when I disable it, it only
>> > flashes every 2-5 seconds generally. Does anyone else notice this? Is
>> > this
>> > normal?
>>
>>

I went to a friends house today to help him with his PC and I noticed his HDD
Light was flashing pretty much every second or so. It is also a Dell, he has
Dimension E520 and I have E521. Not sure if its to do with the motherboard
being sensitive to hardware or disk activity etc?

"Rick Rogers" wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Try running process explorer to see where the activity is originating:
> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sys...sExplorer.mspx
>
> --
> Best of Luck,
>
> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
> My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com
>
> "Gideon_CC" <GideonCC@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:73FEE2DE-759D-468F-81D5-6A37623A7FBF@microsoft.com...
> > Appartently, it does seem to affect it.
> >
> > "Rick Rogers" wrote:
> >
> >> Hi,
> >>
> >> Don't know that having autoplay enabled would do that as the setting
> >> merely
> >> determines what the system does when a disk is inserted. It doesn't cause
> >> the system to actively monitor the drive any more than it already does.
> >>
> >> --
> >> Best of Luck,
> >>
> >> Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
> >> http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
> >> Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
> >> My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com
> >>
> >> "Gideon_CC" <GideonCC@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> news:9D3C8AA9-5E11-4B7C-9172-451CD586BABD@microsoft.com...
> >> > When I have AutoPlay enabled on my computer with Vista, the hard disk
> >> > always
> >> > flashes once or twice every second. However, when I disable it, it only
> >> > flashes every 2-5 seconds generally. Does anyone else notice this? Is
> >> > this
> >> > normal?
> >>
> >>
>
>