hard drive just chruning on and on and on 2

[wvdba]

hi,
i have a couple questions:
first: can an IDE hard drive in a thinkpad t43 be replaced by a SATA drive? i understand that the hdd cage and base plug must be changed, but can it be done? or does it need chipset to support it?
second: a dell inspiron 8100, when turned on, the hard drive keeps running and running and running for about 10-12 minutes with no processes active in the task manager. what would cause this to happen?
thanks.

 

[BadBigBen]

manhunter2826 - that last scan was to unset the index bit/link...

when a file is indexed XP sets a bit/link, so if it scans the location again it would not attempt to index an already indexed file...

Ben

"If it works don't fix it! If it doesn't use a sledgehammer..."

How to ask a question, when posting them to a professional forum.

 

[manhunter2826]

Thanks Ben, as always.