[ale] Red Hat 6.1 Hard Drive always accessing

[Jeff Hubbs]

Well, I stand corrected, then!  Apparently in some HDD LED circuits, current
can go the "wrong" way if the LED allows it by being wired up backwards.  

- Jeff

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Wandered Inn [mailto:esoteric at denali.atlnet.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, July 18, 2000 10:15 AM
> To: ale at ale.org
> Subject: Re: [ale] Red Hat 6.1 Hard Drive always accessing
> 
> 
> 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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