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Recent content by Mooremanw
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HD LIGHT FLASHES ONCE PER SECOND
Most of the Microsoft Windows operating systems will cause the HDD LED to flash on a regular basis. This is just normal OS polling activity and should not be a concern. This should not wear out a HDD. If it is excessive then it could be caused by software activity. You did not say what OS...- Mooremanw
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- Forum: PC hardware - Hard drive issues
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bios losing hard drive setting
I have seen situations on PC's I have serviced where a system boots so fast that the hard drive does not have enough time to fully spin-up before the BIOS check completes. Some BIOS provide a "boot delay" option to allow the hard drive more time to achieve ready status. Adding a...- Mooremanw
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- Forum: PC hardware - Hard drive issues
