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DannoB
 
 
2004-12-01, 13:25

I'm running a dual 1.8 G5, 1 GB RAM, OS 10.3.6. Although I don't remember when it started, I did have the disk being accessed ("ticking") every 30 seconds. I was worried I was infected with something, but didn't see anything unusual in the ps list. Then, just to be sure, I went and turned off any other machines on my home network, and voila -- no ticking. In my office I can definately hear the sound of the hdd, and I'm sure it's not running.

I'd imagine that that "update" process could be started by a number of system events -- perhaps there's even some variable somewhere that reguates the frequency. At any rate, I can see how a networked environment might cause the machine to be extra cautious. Perhaps a bluetooth device is being sensed? (blued runs in the background too. . .)
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