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I'm in the process of setting up a new Lenovo laptop for a guy a work. It does have an HDD indicator, but it's so incredibly dim, you need to take the laptop into a dark room just to see the fucker <span class="emoticon e_sad" title=":("><span class="e__">:(</span></span></div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=38708.6&return_msg=38708.5" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="38708.6"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a38708_7"></a><div class="message" id="message_38708_7"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: CHYRON (DSMITHHFX)<span class="message_time">14 Jul 2011 01:04</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: Dave!! <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 15 Jul 2011 08:09"></span></span> <span class="message_count">7 of 26</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=38708.7">38708.7</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=38708.5#a38708_6" target="_self">38708.6</a></div> <div class="message_body"> If you need to see a hdd indicator light to tell if it's working, it's not...</div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=38708.7&return_msg=38708.5" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="38708.7"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a38708_8"></a><div class="message" id="message_38708_8"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: Ken (SHIELDSIT)<span class="message_time">14 Jul 2011 01:59</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: CHYRON (DSMITHHFX) <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 15 Jul 2011 00:42"></span></span> <span class="message_count">8 of 26</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=38708.8">38708.8</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=38708.5#a38708_7" target="_self">38708.7</a></div> <div class="message_body"> Indicator lights are my friend. I always look at them to make sure the computer is working or has frozen up or become unresponsive. I worked on a laptop for a customer when I made this post and it sucked because I never knew if it was really working or not!<div class="edit_text">EDITED: 14 Jul 2011 02:00 by SHIELDSIT</div> </div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=38708.8&return_msg=38708.5" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="38708.8"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a38708_9"></a><div class="message" id="message_38708_9"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: Dave!!<span class="message_time">15 Jul 2011 08:10</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: CHYRON (DSMITHHFX) <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 15 Jul 2011 10:02"></span></span> <span class="message_count">9 of 26</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=38708.9">38708.9</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=38708.5#a38708_7" target="_self">38708.7</a></div> <div class="message_body"> When installing large apps, or service packs - especially if you're installing half a dozen apps one after the other via group policy, the HDD light can be quite useful to tell you if the laptop is doing something, or if it's locked up.</div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=38708.9&return_msg=38708.5" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="38708.9"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a38708_10"></a><div class="message" id="message_38708_10"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: CHYRON (DSMITHHFX)<span class="message_time">15 Jul 2011 10:05</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: Dave!! <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 15 Jul 2011 12:47"></span></span> <span class="message_count">10 of 26</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=38708.10">38708.10</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=38708.5#a38708_9" target="_self">38708.9</a></div> <div class="message_body"> If it's locked up, the mouse and keyboard stop working.</div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=38708.10&return_msg=38708.5" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="38708.10"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a38708_11"></a><div class="message" id="message_38708_11"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: Dave!!<span class="message_time">15 Jul 2011 12:48</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: CHYRON (DSMITHHFX) <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 16 Jul 2011 11:19"></span></span> <span class="message_count">11 of 26</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=38708.11">38708.11</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=38708.5#a38708_10" target="_self">38708.10</a></div> <div class="message_body"> What absolute bollocks! A computer is perfectly capable of locking up whilst still processing mouse and keyboard requests!</div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=38708.11&return_msg=38708.5" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="38708.11"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a38708_12"></a><div class="message" id="message_38708_12"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: Peter (BOUGHTONP)<span class="message_time">15 Jul 2011 13:15</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: Dave!! <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 15 Jul 2011 13:21"></span></span> <span class="message_count">12 of 26</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=38708.12">38708.12</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=38708.5#a38708_11" target="_self">38708.11</a></div> <div class="message_body"> Or in temporarily not accepting them, but not being fully locked up.</div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=38708.12&return_msg=38708.5" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="38708.12"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a38708_13"></a><div class="message" id="message_38708_13"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: CHYRON (DSMITHHFX)<span class="message_time">16 Jul 2011 11:21</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: Dave!! <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 16 Jul 2011 14:55"></span></span> <span class="message_count">13 of 26</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=38708.13">38708.13</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=38708.5#a38708_11" target="_self">38708.11</a></div> <div class="message_body"> <p>The five signs a computer has locked up:</p> <p> </p> <p>It doesn't respond.<br /> It doesn't respond.<br /> It doesn't respond.<br /> It doesn't respond.<br /> It doesn't respond.</p></div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=38708.13&return_msg=38708.5" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="38708.13"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a38708_14"></a><div class="message" id="message_38708_14"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: Monsoir (PILOTDAN)<span class="message_time">16 Jul 2011 14:33</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: CHYRON (DSMITHHFX) <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 16 Jul 2011 21:53"></span></span> <span class="message_count">14 of 26</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=38708.14">38708.14</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=38708.5#a38708_13" target="_self">38708.13</a></div> <div class="message_body"> What about (the many) tasks that run without a clear indicator of progress. If you can see the HDD whirring away then you know something is happening and to leave it. If the HDD light has been off for 5 minutes then you can confidently assume something has broke.</div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=38708.14&return_msg=38708.5" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="38708.14"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div></div> <div class="message_page_footer"> <ul> <li class="right_col"><form accept-charset="utf-8" method="get" action="lmessages.php" target="_self"><input type="hidden" name="webtag" id="webtag" class="bhinputtext" value="DEFAULT" dir="ltr" /><input type="hidden" name="msg" id="msg" class="bhinputtext" value="38708.15" dir="ltr" /><input type="submit" name="submit" id="keep_reading" value="Keep reading…" class="button" /></form></li> </ul> </div> </div> </body>