sgf0z@watt.acc.Virginia.EDU (Steven Glenn Fox) (09/14/90)
I recently noticed that while my computer is on and idle that my hard disk access light comes on about every 15 seconds very briefly. It seems to be related to running Windows 3 because it stops when I exit Windows. I know Windows swaps to disk but why would it be swapping when the machine is idle? I have 2 questions: 1. Why? 2. Will this significantly affect wear and tear on my drive? I often leave my machine on and idle for long periods of time. (Please don't start debating the pros and cons of this again PLEASE!) If it makes a difference I am running a Northgate Slimline 386/20 with a 100 Meg Conner IDE drive. Thanks! Steven G. Fox sgf0z@virginia.edu University of Virginia Systems Engineering (804) 982-2073 Charlottesville, Virginia