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1180187 2011-02-21 06:18:00 I am running Win7 on my desktop.

For some reason that I can't find an answer to, both the red and green indicator lights on the body of the desktop are remaining on even after a cold reboot.

There doesn't seem to be any jobs running and I am wondering why this is happening. Anyone got any ponters or suggestons please?
Bryan (147)
1180188 2011-02-21 06:21:00 Green is usually power and red is usually hard drive activity nedkelly (9059)
1180189 2011-02-21 06:26:00 How long has the red one been constantly on? Cato (6936)
1180190 2011-02-21 06:29:00 Just noticed today. Over the last three days though, when I turn the system on, one of the drives clicks as though the drive heads are searching for data. I can't work out which drive but I suspect it might be the DVD drive. Bryan (147)
1180191 2011-02-21 06:31:00 Hum. SATA controler gone nuts? Or more likely a faulty hard drive by the sounds of it. Cato (6936)
1180192 2011-02-21 06:40:00 My system is on IDE but I do have a SATA as well.

To test, do I close down, pull the SATA cable and restart?
Bryan (147)
1180193 2011-02-21 06:50:00 Then the PATA controler gone nuts. :)

But it's most likely the hard drive is on the way out, if it clicking is coming from the hard drive that'd be it. Not much you can do about it other than getting a new HDD.
Cato (6936)
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