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Thank you... A very simple answer to the question and it works. &nbsp;Must be something in the ThinkPad hardware that constantly access the drive. &nbsp;I still wonder why exactly this is happenning but this works so I am off to solve other higher issues here.. Thank Again
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Thank you... A very simple answer to the question and it works.  Must be something in the ThinkPad hardware that constantly access the drive.  I still wonder why exactly this is happenning but this works so I am off to solve other higher issues here.. Thank Again

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I have a ThinkPad T30 at work that I had to install a new HD and OS with XP Pro. &nbsp;My problem is when it sits idle every 15 to 30 seconds there is a HD access light and I can tell something is getting written to the drive even though nothing should be. &nbsp;I downloaded the MS process monitor and can see the Writes but not sure how to run this down from this point. <br />
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I have a ThinkPad T30 at work that I had to install a new HD and OS with XP Pro.  My problem is when it sits idle every 15 to 30 seconds there is a HD access light and I can tell something is getting written to the drive even though nothing should be.  I downloaded the MS process monitor and can see the Writes but not sure how to run this down from this point. 
 

T30 ThinkPad constantly accessing HD

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