disk always spinning

disk spinning? [solved]

I'm a new user of NOD32.

Why is my disk continually spinning?
Is that normal after installing this software?
If so, what's NOD32 doing?

I've checked scheduler and update; they aren't set-up to do anything,
and I don't think there are any background on-demand scans going on.
My computer is idle, so AMON and IMON shouldn't be doing anything.
DMON/EMON are disabled.


Cheers.

 

Do you mean your hdd is continuously reading/writing?

 

It isn't thrashing around as such. It is constantly alternating between moving for a split second, then stopping for a second. I can hear it, but the disk-light doesn't come on (except now and then it flashes occasionally). CPU is about 4%, even though the PC is idle. AMON and IMON do not show any changes; they just list the last files scanned. I've disabled NOD's silent mode, but that doesn't seem to make any difference to logging/messages; this activity isn't logged.

I'm running Win2000 sp4.
No applications in the background, just some processes.
Apart from the normal, basic system processes, I have:

- setpoint.exe (logitech wireless mouse)
- khalmnpr.exe (logitech wireless mouse)
- acrotray.exe (acrobat professional plugin)
- iamserv.exe (ATGuard firewall)
- iamapp.exe (ATGuard firewall)
- spoolsv.exe (Canon printer spooler)
- nvsvc32.exe (Nvidia settings manager)

Before NOD32 I tried KAS v6. I haven't uninstalled it yet, but it is not running.

Cheers.

 

Scratch that. Thanks for the helpful replies, but sorry for wasting your time.
Coincidentally to installing NOD32, my fan starting vibrating and making a similar noise to the hard drive!

I swear, it was the exact same noise!

Cheers.