Thanks for the reply.
I run with Mailwasher 2.0, NAV 2003, Eudora 5.2.09, Zonealarm 3.7.143
running continuously under Windows 98. I have never been able to correlate
a program or action that triggers the spin process. The last time it
happened I was playing Zangband 2.7. I have never left it run more than 5
or 6 minutes.
If some software element has grabbed the disk why does it not release it
when I do a reset rather that a hard power down and up?
I ran the Fujistu test software on the drive yesterday and it cam back with
no problems. By the way, the drive is an MPD3064AT with firmware Rev DD-03-44.
Thanks for your questions and help.
Preston
At 06:49 AM 5/22/03 -0700, you wrote:
>Okay.
>
>Here come the typical questions...
>
>What programs are you running at the time?
>
>What actions have you specifically been taking on the PC when the hard
>drive goes berserk?
>
>The odds are that some piece of software has launched on your machine
>(antivirus scanning or disk defragmentaton, for instance) and refuses to
>let go of the CPU until it "does it's thang".
>
>How long will this hard drive access continue if left undisturbed?
>
>Finally, what operating system are you running?
>
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>
>
>
>At 01:04 PM 5/21/2003 -0300, Betti Ann & Preston Smith wrote:
>> From Time to time, my hard drive which is a Fujistu 6.46 GB with three
>>partitions mounted as Primary-Master, goes into hard spin mode with a solid
>>yellow light. Keyboard and mouse freeze at same time. Pressing system
>>reset, while restarting the system, does not kill the spinning or the
>>light. I must do a hard power off shutdown then a power on startup.
>>
>>Do folks have any idea what this problem may be or how I can diagnose it?
>>
>>Thanks
>>Preston
>>
>>
>>
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