Hello Ian Porter,
>The new Maxtor D740X-6L 40Gb 100ATA HDD occasionally goes through periods of
>intense drive light activity.
>The light activity shows on the case LED, but it's also mirrored by the LED
>on the underside of the drive.
It looks like your HDD loose its intrinsic stable controller
parameters and don't pass SMART test at logon.
You should to check your HDD by the S.M.A.R.T Disk Monitor for
example (www.santools.com).
If you obtain Scull & cross boned window, then complan to Maxtor.
By the way, Maxtor should have an analogue utility too.
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Best regards,
Yakymakha
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