Digital BW, The Print

On Jun 25, 2009, at 5:40 PM, Richard Smallfield wrote:

> I wonder if anyone can help me with a problem.
>
> Contrary to logic, my computer slows down when I have an external  
> 750GB archived images hard drive switched on. (The disc also has a  
> scratch partition for Photoshop. I use a laptop - but otherwise,  
> funds permitting, would have a RAID scratch array.)
>
> The thing is, when I switch on this external drive, the internal  
> hard drive spins like mad for ages - half an hour? Ages, anyway. And  
> the computer becomes impossibly slow.
>
> I thought it was McAfee doing a scan this morning (which it was  
> doing), so I turned off the scan, but still the hard drive was going  
> nuts for half an hour or so.
>
> So, power management issues aside, I leave my four external hard  
> drives turned off unless I need them for something.
>
> Can anyone suggest a reason why this might be happening?

You did not mention your OS and other relevant factors, but given the  
comment about McAfee, we can assume Windows.

C. David Tobie
Global Product Technology Manager
Digital Imaging & Home Theater
CDTobie@...


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