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    g1s: HD noise

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by unholy, Oct 31, 2007.

  1. unholy

    unholy Notebook Consultant

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    Ok I can t stand it anymore, this is driving me nut!
    The HD of my G1s is ALWAYS working, even if i m doing nothing and it s idle for 30 mins. The HD makes a lot of noise, as if i was degragmenting it or uninstaling northon (so it s A LOT of noise)
    Now it s worst than ever.
    I always have around 60 processes in the background, and it uses about 40-50% of the physical memory...

    I really need some help here...
     
    unholy, Oct 31, 2007
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  2. ivar

    ivar Notebook Deity

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    The noise level of disks depends on the brand and the rotation speed. The most silent ones are those by Western Digital and Samsung.

    Have you set up Power Options? The program Notebook Hardware Control also can help a little bit.
     
    ivar, Oct 31, 2007
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  3. Lithus

    Lithus NBR Janitor

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    Vista likes to mess around while you're not doing anything. Shadow files, defragging, indexing, the works. If you don't like it, you can always turn off the services.
     
    Lithus, Oct 31, 2007
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  4. unholy

    unholy Notebook Consultant

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    is 60+ processes too much ?
     
    unholy, Oct 31, 2007
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  5. KiwiBoy

    KiwiBoy Notebook Consultant

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    I have 71 at this moment. :p
     
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  6. JDMJOSH

    JDMJOSH Notebook Enthusiast

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    Im running around 60 on mine and that was after turning off a bunch!!
     
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  7. E.B.E.

    E.B.E. NBR Procrastinator

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    Yes, Vista does a lot of things. You can check my Optimize Vista guide (see signature) to get it to behave in a more civil manner. In my thread you will find a link to Flamenko's Top Vista Tweaks where you will find extensive information on how to turn off unwanted services in Vista.
     
    E.B.E., Nov 1, 2007
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