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Posted by Sepp on May 1, 2005, 3:25 am
Please log in for more thread options E Brown wrote:
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>>Subject is a Sony Vaio F160. Upgraded from the original 4GB Fujitsu disk
>>to a 20GB Hitachi DK23CA. Everything appears to work fine *except* the
>>disk access (activity) light is constantly on.
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>>So, took out the DK23CA to check connectors and saw nothing amiss.
>>Reinstalled Fujitsu disk, and it behaves normally (access light on only
>>when disk is being accessed). Reinstalled DK23CA again, and the darned
>>light is again on constantly.
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>>What am I missing here...? Is there a "fix" for this annoying behavior?
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> I had the same problem with a Travelstar drive in an old Sony of
> mine - something about how the Sony registers disk activity makes the
> new drive appear to always be running. As far as I know, there's no
> fix.
> Emanuel
Arghh! Not what I was hoping to hear, but thanks for sharing. I wonder
if this is a design feature of the Sony or of the IBM/Hitachi?
Sepp
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