My Harddrive is running constantly

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  1. Posts : 474
    Windows 10 64Bit
       #1

    My Harddrive is running constantly


    Hello! my old computer's HD is Running constantly. i cant get it to stop work. is it a hardware problem or software? and how can i solve it? thanks for your help
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  2. Posts : 4
    Windows 7 Enterprise x64
       #2

    There's quite a few things that can have that effect. Let's start simple and work up.

    How old is the hard drive?

    I would check the overall space of the hard drive, good practice to have at least 20% free. The HD may also be fragmented, you can check the status of both of these from the disk defragment application. If the HD space is lower then 20%, you may want to delete temporary files from Disk cleanup.

    Next I would check the RAM and Virtual memory amount, it depends on what system your running, but a good baseline is anywhere from 2gb to 4gb of ram, and 1.5x your current ram amount = virtual memory. You can confirm these from the Task Manager, under the Performance tab.

    If those come up clean and fine, you may want to do a quick virus scan. I personally recommend Malwarebytes, you can find the most current version from their website at Malwarebytes : Free anti-malware download
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  3. Posts : 233
    W7 Home Premium 32bit
       #3

    Is your AVG set to run a scan every time you boot up?
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  4. Posts : 474
    Windows 10 64Bit
    Thread Starter
       #4

    pscowboy said:
    Is your AVG set to run a scan every time you boot up?
    nope
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  5. Posts : 1,533
    Windows 7 Professional x64 Service Pack 1
       #5

    sisrace said:
    Hello! my old computer's HD is Running constantly. i cant get it to stop work. is it a hardware problem or software? and how can i solve it? thanks for your help
    Is this the computer that is in your system specs? If not, please post its system specs in another post (you don't need to change your current system specs). Also, is your computer slower than before?
    Let's try some things to help with this:
    1. Try rebooting your computer. That may help with this issue.

    2. Go to start, type in msconfig and press enter. Go to the startup tab and disable everything except your antivirus. Then, reboot your computer.

    3. Do what antikythera said: Run Disk Defragmenter. To run disk defragmenter, go to start, type in disk defragmenter, and press enter. Click on Defragment disk. Run Malwarebytes Anti-Malware, too. Be sure to untick the box that at the end of the installation says "Enable Free Trial of Malwarebytes Anti-Malware PRO."

    Also, Windows 7 does things in the background, so you will see hard drive activity, even if there aren't any programs running.
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  6. Posts : 474
    Windows 10 64Bit
    Thread Starter
       #6

    Antikythera said:
    There's quite a few things that can have that effect. Let's start simple and work up.

    How old is the hard drive?

    I would check the overall space of the hard drive, good practice to have at least 20% free. The HD may also be fragmented, you can check the status of both of these from the disk defragment application. If the HD space is lower then 20%, you may want to delete temporary files from Disk cleanup.

    Next I would check the RAM and Virtual memory amount, it depends on what system your running, but a good baseline is anywhere from 2gb to 4gb of ram, and 1.5x your current ram amount = virtual memory. You can confirm these from the Task Manager, under the Performance tab.

    If those come up clean and fine, you may want to do a quick virus scan. I personally recommend Malwarebytes, you can find the most current version from their website at Malwarebytes : Free anti-malware download
    The harddrive is about 3,5 years and i just made a system reset so im having 613 Gb free of a 652 gb hd
    Im not having any viruses. becouse the only thing i did on the internet "with AVG on" is youtube vids, sevenforums, avg's website, javas website, minecraft.net and Feed the beast and nvidia. so i shouldnt have any viruses... Is there a easy way to see if your hd have any problems and how to fix it?. The HD led indicator is Constantly Yellow. sometimes it flickers a bit and somethimes it does turn off.. just sometimes.
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  7. Posts : 474
    Windows 10 64Bit
    Thread Starter
       #7

    windude99 said:
    sisrace said:
    Hello! my old computer's HD is Running constantly. i cant get it to stop work. is it a hardware problem or software? and how can i solve it? thanks for your help
    Is this the computer that is in your system specs? If not, please post its system specs in another post (you don't need to change your current system specs). Also, is your computer slower than before?
    Let's try some things to help with this:
    1. Try rebooting your computer. That may help with this issue.

    2. Go to start, type in msconfig and press enter. Go to the startup tab and disable everything except your antivirus. Then, reboot your computer.

    3. Do what antikythera said: Run Disk Defragmenter. To run disk defragmenter, go to start, type in disk defragmenter, and press enter. Click on Defragment disk. Run Malwarebytes Anti-Malware, too. Be sure to untick the box that at the end of the installation says "Enable Free Trial of Malwarebytes Anti-Malware PRO."

    Also, Windows 7 does things in the background, so you will see hard drive activity, even if there aren't any programs running.

    Dont have any programs really installed right now. Have made a system reset and now im installing 98 updates :P and Heres the specs:
    Amd Phenom 8750 Triple-Core Processor
    4 Gb DDR2 Ram 400MB/s (reading all this from my computers website)
    Gpu: ENGT430
    500Gb HD (says in my computer that its 652 Gb o.O
    300W Psu
    Windows Vista home premium
    ( Compaq Presario CQ5043SC )
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  8. Posts : 1,533
    Windows 7 Professional x64 Service Pack 1
       #8

    sisrace said:
    windude99 said:
    sisrace said:
    Hello! my old computer's HD is Running constantly. i cant get it to stop work. is it a hardware problem or software? and how can i solve it? thanks for your help
    Is this the computer that is in your system specs? If not, please post its system specs in another post (you don't need to change your current system specs). Also, is your computer slower than before?
    Let's try some things to help with this:
    1. Try rebooting your computer. That may help with this issue.

    2. Go to start, type in msconfig and press enter. Go to the startup tab and disable everything except your antivirus. Then, reboot your computer.

    3. Do what antikythera said: Run Disk Defragmenter. To run disk defragmenter, go to start, type in disk defragmenter, and press enter. Click on Defragment disk. Run Malwarebytes Anti-Malware, too. Be sure to untick the box that at the end of the installation says "Enable Free Trial of Malwarebytes Anti-Malware PRO."

    Also, Windows 7 does things in the background, so you will see hard drive activity, even if there aren't any programs running.

    Dont have any programs really installed right now. Have made a system reset and now im installing 98 updates :P and Heres the specs:
    Amd Phenom 8750 Triple-Core Processor
    4 Gb DDR2 Ram 400MB/s (reading all this from my computers website)
    Gpu: ENGT430
    500Gb HD (says in my computer that its 652 Gb o.O
    300W Psu
    Windows Vista home premium
    ( Compaq Presario CQ5043SC )
    That says Vista Home Premium. Is that what it has always run or is it running Windows 7 now?
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  9. Posts : 474
    Windows 10 64Bit
    Thread Starter
       #9

    windude99 said:
    sisrace said:
    windude99 said:
    Is this the computer that is in your system specs? If not, please post its system specs in another post (you don't need to change your current system specs). Also, is your computer slower than before?
    Let's try some things to help with this:
    1. Try rebooting your computer. That may help with this issue.

    2. Go to start, type in msconfig and press enter. Go to the startup tab and disable everything except your antivirus. Then, reboot your computer.

    3. Do what antikythera said: Run Disk Defragmenter. To run disk defragmenter, go to start, type in disk defragmenter, and press enter. Click on Defragment disk. Run Malwarebytes Anti-Malware, too. Be sure to untick the box that at the end of the installation says "Enable Free Trial of Malwarebytes Anti-Malware PRO."

    Also, Windows 7 does things in the background, so you will see hard drive activity, even if there aren't any programs running.

    Dont have any programs really installed right now. Have made a system reset and now im installing 98 updates :P and Heres the specs:
    Amd Phenom 8750 Triple-Core Processor
    4 Gb DDR2 Ram 400MB/s (reading all this from my computers website)
    Gpu: ENGT430
    500Gb HD (says in my computer that its 652 Gb o.O
    300W Psu
    Windows Vista home premium
    ( Compaq Presario CQ5043SC )
    That says Vista Home Premium. Is that what it has always run or is it running Windows 7 now?

    Still vista
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  10. Posts : 1,533
    Windows 7 Professional x64 Service Pack 1
       #10

    sisrace said:
    windude99 said:
    sisrace said:


    Dont have any programs really installed right now. Have made a system reset and now im installing 98 updates :P and Heres the specs:
    Amd Phenom 8750 Triple-Core Processor
    4 Gb DDR2 Ram 400MB/s (reading all this from my computers website)
    Gpu: ENGT430
    500Gb HD (says in my computer that its 652 Gb o.O
    300W Psu
    Windows Vista home premium
    ( Compaq Presario CQ5043SC )
    That says Vista Home Premium. Is that what it has always run or is it running Windows 7 now?

    Still vista
    Does it have a Windows 7 upgrade?
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