hard disk keeps spinning on bootup - t400

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hard disk keeps spinning on bootup - t400

#1 Post by jvoth » Sun Dec 07, 2008 5:27 am

i have a 3 month old T400. some of the performance i am pleased with (screen, speed), but when i boot, the hdd keeps spinning for about 10-15 minutes. no idea what it does. i can work, but things are s l o o o w. anybody else has this problem? virus already? any thougths? thanks!
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#2 Post by Harryc » Sun Dec 07, 2008 6:42 am

Are you running Vista? Try turning off hard drive indexing.
Disable Vista Indexing.
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#3 Post by JaneL » Sun Dec 07, 2008 9:55 am

And Superfetch.
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#4 Post by Marin85 » Sun Dec 07, 2008 12:02 pm

You may want to check T61 Vista HD keep spinning With that said and all due respect, I second nonny´s suggestion but have to disagree about Harryc´s one ;)
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