On Thursday 04 May 2006 12:21 pm, Mike Duffy wrote: > Can anyone please explain to me why my hard drive continuously cycles every > three to five seconds, even when I am not doing anything? This is > incredibly annoying. > > I am using FC-4. Does anyone know if this bug (please don't tell me it is > a feature) has been fixed in FC-5? Does anyone know if there are any other > Linux distributions that do not have this bug? > > Is there any way to turn this activity off, by killing a process, etc.? If > anyone can help me solve this I promise to buy you your favorite beverage > if you are ever in Austin. > > Thx! > > Mike > > FYI: The subject of this email comes from the cartoon series, "The > Jetsons." > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com Cron also checks every minute for programs it is supposed to run at scheduled timesaccording to it's script. -- Some people have convictions. Some people have opinions I think I'll have a cheeseburger!
