hard drive runs for no reason

[Paul]

I have home xp on a compaq lap top. Regularly the hard
drive seems to run for @ 5 min. this happens if the
computer is idle or not. Restore is shut off. Is there
anything that I can shut off to prevent the hard drive
from running, why is it running?

thanks
Paul

[Nicholas]

Windows XP's Built-In Optimization
http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,3973,10913,00.asp

Windows XP Prefetch Clean And Control
http://www.jester2k.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/jester2kpcc.htm

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Nicholas

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| I have home xp on a compaq lap top. Regularly the hard=20
| drive seems to run for @ 5 min. this happens if the=20
| computer is idle or not. Restore is shut off. Is there=20
| anything that I can shut off to prevent the hard drive=20
| from running, why is it running?
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| thanks
| Paul