Hard drive light will not quit running or stays solid, why?

This can be the result of a couple of problems. The most common is that the virtual memory of the drive is being accessed more often because there is not enough system memory. I have seen this happen more often with a system running windows xp with less than 512 megabytes of ram. Another reason for this could be that the drive itself is slowing down and isn't able to keep up with the data that is being requested from it. It may be time for a new hard drive at this point. Last thought would be there is too many programs running on your system. Try removing anything that isn't necessary to boot up your system or have a technician look at your start up files. Often spyware and virus' can be the culprit when software is heavy loading a system.  (Return to FAQ Page)