Problem with Hard Drive

This doesn't really sound like a hard drive problem, but perhaps maybe some installed software issue. Check to see what kind of processes are running. For example, did you install google desktop? While you are not doing anything, it indexes your disk(s)... Wim

All Dell systems ship with a hidden partition on the hard drive that contains the Dell Diagnostic Utility. It can be accessed by performing the following steps:

1. Reboot the computer.
    
2. As the computer boots, right after the Num Lock, Caps Lock, and Scroll Lock lights flash on the keyboard, press the key.
   
   
3. When the Boot menu appears, highlight the Boot to Utility Partition option, and then press the key.
   The 32-bit Dell Diagnostics start to run 

Note: If your hard drive has been replaced or if it has been formatted and you no longer have the utility partition installed, locate the diagnostic media that shipped with your computer. You must have the proper diagnostics media for your specific system type. Depending on the ship date, system model, and configuration, the diagnostics will have shipped with the system on a 3.5-inch disk, a Dell Resource CD, or System Software CD.

 

If the system did not ship with a diagnostics disk or the original diagnostics are not available, download the diagnostics by performing the following steps:

1. Browse to support.dell.com.
   
   
   
2. Click Drivers and Downloads under the Option 1: Most Popular Selections section .
   
   
3. When the Drivers and Downloads page opens, input the Service Tag or Product Type and Product Model.
   
   
4. Click Go.
   
   Note:   Click the appropriate Edit button and select the operating system and language you want using the drop-down menu if the default values are not correct.  
   
5. When the Drivers and Downloads Search Criteria page opens, scroll down the list of available drivers until <component> is visible.
   
   
6. Click the <component> that you want to select.
   
   
   Note:     You may have to specify an installation method or a specific operating system type  
   
   
7. Click Download Now in the File Name section.
   
   
8. When the File Download - Security Warning window appears, click  Save.
   
   
9. Using the Save In: drop-down menu, select My Documents, then click Save.
   
   
10. Click Open when the download completes.
    
    
11. Click Continue.
    
    
12. When the Select the folder where you want to unzip the files to window appears, click OK. 
    
    
13. When the Folder does not exist. Do you want to create it? window appears, click Yes.
    
    
    Note:     When the message appears asking to overwrite the folder, click the Yes to All button.  
    
14. When the All files were successfully unzipped window appears, click OK and follow the onscreen instructions.

 

In case there is any error message in the Hard drive test, do remeber to Note it. As it might Indicate the cause of the issue.

Message Edited by Takshak on 11-16-2007 03:28 PM

chindi

You could try turning off hard drive indexing and see if that makes a difference

Open My Computer.

Right-click your hard drive icon and select Properties.

At the bottom of the window you'll see "Allow indexing service to index this disk for faster searches," uncheck this and click ok.

A new window should pop up and select Apply to all folders and subfolders.

Bev.



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