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From: martya@cpl-mfh.UUCP (Marty Adelman)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: Small Problem w/SE30
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Date: 26 Apr 89 14:29:42 GMT
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>><The
>><new machine has been running flawlessly except that every once in a while
>><the hard disk turns on when I'm just sitting there doing nothing.  I checked
>><for virus's and none where found.  Has anyone else noticed this or should I
>><call in an exorcist?
>>
>>Every Quantum 40 Meg HD I've seen (three to date I've installed) does this.  I
>>Jim
>
>I've noticed this same phenomenon on my SE with internal 20 meg (from Apple)...
>
>
>- Jeff Eliasen
>- NewCo MexiTech

Since I received quite a few responses from others about this phenomena I
thought I would post the rather obvious answer about why it was occuring
in my system.  I fill pretty silly not realising this in the first place.

It was pointed out to me that multifinder will occassionally hcek the 
desktop to see if any programs have made changes.  Since I rarely used
multifinder before I purchased the SE/30 I had never noticed the drive
accesses before.  Unfortunately I do not have the letter from the person who
pointed this out to me, so I cannot give credit where credit is do.

It was also pointed out to me that if you use a spooler or the disk cache you
also observe this phenomena, but I don't use either.

Thanks for the responses folks.

Marty Adelman    cpl-mfh!martya@cs.buffalo.edu
                sunybcs!cpl-mfh!martya