[ale] Red Hat 6.1 Hard Drive always accessing

[Wandered Inn]

Jeff Hubbs wrote:
> 
> I can't imagine this fix working.  IMH(Experience), just about any
> real-world circuit with a backwards-connected LED will result in the LED not
> lighting at all.  If the drive and drive controller are working normally yet
> the LED stays lit, then there is a (largely inconsequential) problem in the
> LED drive circuit.

Whether or not there is a problem with the circuit, you're welcome to
come visit.  I can demonstrate this on at least two machines I've got
currently running.  In one of my mb manuals it actually suggests this as
a solution.

> 
> - Jeff
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Wandered Inn [mailto:esoteric at denali.atlnet.com]
> > Sent: Tuesday, July 18, 2000 8:44 AM
> > To: ale at ale.org
> > Subject: Re: [ale] Red Hat 6.1 Hard Drive always accessing
> >
> >
> > Douglas Knudsen wrote:
> > >
> > > Are you sure it is running?  I have a similar problem with one of my
> > > harddrives.  The red access LED light stays on constantly.
> > I can't figure it
> > > out.  I pull the drive and put a different one in and the
> > problem goes away, so
> > > I am convinced it is the HD not the IDE device, but thats it.
> >
> > It could be that you have your hd led hooked up backwards,
> > which in this
> > case, it may very well stay on literally all the time.  If it does any
> > flickering, that is off at all, this is not the problem.  If
> > however, it
> > stays on from the time you boot, then try reversing your hd led
> > connection.
> >
> > >
> > > On Fri, 14 Jul 2000, Chris Cillo wrote:
> > > >
> > > > My hard drive seems to be running constantly. Anyone have
> > any ideas why?
> > > >
> > > > Thanks,
> > > > Chris
> > > >
> > > >
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