topic Re: VGN-FS315E HD Light in PCs & Accessories

VGN-FS315E HD Light

Snowball — Tue, 24 Jan 2006 18:47:25 GMT

I'm just getting used to this new laptop and I'm a bit concerned that the light on the front indicating drive activity is coming on rather a lot.
If the machine is just stood idle (no screensaver on) while I do work nearby, the light flashes on and off almost continually, well at least every 10 seconds or so.

Is this normal for this model or is there something I should be looking to stop from working.
I've done the thing with msconfig and knocked a few things off there and my startup is as I want it.
What else can I do, any ideas?
Regards,
Snowball.

Re: VGN-FS315E HD Light

Thalamus. — Tue, 24 Jan 2006 18:56:15 GMT

If you open windows task manager (Ctrl Alt Delete) > Processes you should see what is using CPU resources.

Re: VGN-FS315E HD Light

Thalamus. — Wed, 25 Jan 2006 19:09:16 GMT

The only item with a value was System Idle Process which showed 98.
Yet at the bottom where it says CPU Usage is a figure moving between 0% 2% and 4%.

If it's any consolation my CPU light flickers do you have constant connection to the net?

Re: VGN-FS315E HD Light

Snowball — Wed, 25 Jan 2006 19:42:52 GMT

Hello Thalamus,
Thanks for the reply.
Checking with Task Manager didn't really help me much as looking at the CPU column didn't show anything but a lot of noughts.
The only item with a value was System Idle Process which showed 98.
Yet at the bottom where it says CPU Usage is a figure moving between 0% 2% and 4%.
The Mem Usage column I'm afraid doesn't mean anything to me as I'm a complete novice at computers.
If it helps you, there were some high numbers on six names.
They are 19+K on CCAPP.exe, 13+K on VzCdbSvc.exe, 13+K on sqlservr.exe, 17+K on Explorer, 23+K on svchost.exe, 11+K on gcasDtServ.exe.
I tried stopping a few things with the help of Google searches but nothing stopped the Drive light from flashing.
One thing I can't seem to get rid of is MSMSGS.exe.
I've been into Add/Remove Window Components and unticked Windows Messenger but it still appears in the the Task Manager.
It would be interesting to hear from anyone else with the same model to see if they have the same HDD light flicker.
Regards,
Snowball.

Re: VGN-FS315E HD Light

Snowball — Wed, 25 Jan 2006 21:03:32 GMT

My internet connection is Broadband and yes it is on constantly through a Belkin router wirelessly from my Desktop.
Do you think this is whats causing the light to come on so much?
Regards,
Snowball.

Re: VGN-FS315E HD Light

Thalamus. — Wed, 25 Jan 2006 21:35:17 GMT

Do you think this is whats causing the light to come on so much?

Possibly, if you open the Task Manager and maximise the screen you should see a few of the processes with zero's change for a split second (explorer.exe?), this will probably coincide with the hard drive flicker. I don't think you have anything to worry about. To give yourself peace of mind run a virus & spyware scan.