TopHouse Posted August 29, 2010 Share Posted August 29, 2010 Is the hard drive also noiser, ie grating noises? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slartylite Posted August 29, 2010 Share Posted August 29, 2010 how much ram is in use?or applications open. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Llamanaut Posted August 29, 2010 Author Share Posted August 29, 2010 same noise as before, a slight clonk noise followed by the constant whirring of the hard drive, ive had a look at the processes working and there are loads, its so slow now i cant open anything Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starflyer Posted August 29, 2010 Share Posted August 29, 2010 As suggested earlier in this thread, use the diagnostic tool from the drive manufacturer, it's the exact situation they provide them for Does the system event log show any events about the disk? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slartylite Posted August 29, 2010 Share Posted August 29, 2010 some program is hogging all the resorces causing the hard drive to be used as page file hence the constant disk activity and v slow responce. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martyn_Bannister Posted August 29, 2010 Share Posted August 29, 2010 same noise as before, a slight clonk noise followed by the constant whirring of the hard drive, ive had a look at the processes working and there are loads, its so slow now i cant open anythingSounds ominous. Have you tried "safe mode"???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slartylite Posted August 29, 2010 Share Posted August 29, 2010 close the resource hogging programs and double check for malware,msconfig in start- run will stop programs running at start up also helpful like safe mode if performing a scan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TopHouse Posted August 29, 2010 Share Posted August 29, 2010 I'm still sticking with my diagnsis of a hard drive failure, constant page file access doesn't cause a clonking sound. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slartylite Posted August 30, 2010 Share Posted August 30, 2010 what about the famous ibm death star drives? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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