Usually when this happens to me, I run Task Manager and add the columns for I/O reads and I/O writes. Then sort on those and you can usually see this. As a second thought, what Antivirus are you using and how often does it run and update. I know with at least one vendor when updates are pulled for 3-5 minutes on our laptops it really thrashes the disk as the new defs are installed. If you are running Windows Defender that can also hit you hard while it is scanning.
-----Original Message----- From: Oliver Marshall [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2008 11:16 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Whats thrashing my disk Hi chaps, I have a laptop here that's prone to bouts of disk thrashing. All will be fine, then suddenly everything takes 20 secs and you notice the disk light is just on all the time. The disk appears fine from the checks we've done so I want to look at any errant processes that may be causing the disk to go nuts in short bursts. Is there a tool for XP that will show whats using the disk the most at any given time? Something I can leave running and just sit and watch it until this disk light goes on solid? Olly ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~ ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~
