Hard disk LED always on

From: Karloman (REMOVE_ITkarloman_at_gmx.net)
Date: 02/05/05

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    Hello!
    Well the subject says it all... My hard disk LED is always on. Just
    under Linux (FC3). It doesn't even flicker. It's just always bright red.
    And I don't know what's causing it. It's on even when the computer is
    idle. Otherwise it's operating fine. I assure you that there are no
    problems with the disk or the motherboard, because they are both brand
    new and work very well under WinXP. I thought that there might be some
    process in the background that's causing the "trouble" but I wasn't able
    to figure it out.
    Any hints or clues?

    TIA, Karlo.

    Here's my processes list (ps -ef):
    UID PID PPID C STIME TTY TIME CMD
    root 1 0 0 Feb04 ? 00:00:00 init [5]
    root 2 1 0 Feb04 ? 00:00:00 [migration/0]
    root 3 1 0 Feb04 ? 00:00:00 [ksoftirqd/0]
    root 4 1 0 Feb04 ? 00:00:00 [migration/1]
    root 5 1 0 Feb04 ? 00:00:00 [ksoftirqd/1]
    root 6 1 0 Feb04 ? 00:00:00 [events/0]
    root 7 1 0 Feb04 ? 00:00:00 [events/1]
    root 8 6 0 Feb04 ? 00:00:00 [khelper]
    root 21 7 0 Feb04 ? 00:00:00 [kacpid]
    root 108 6 0 Feb04 ? 00:00:00 [kblockd/0]
    root 109 6 0 Feb04 ? 00:00:00 [kblockd/1]
    root 122 1 0 Feb04 ? 00:00:00 [khubd]
    root 196 6 0 Feb04 ? 00:00:00 [pdflush]
    root 197 6 0 Feb04 ? 00:00:06 [pdflush]
    root 199 6 0 Feb04 ? 00:00:00 [aio/0]
    root 198 1 0 Feb04 ? 00:00:08 [kswapd0]
    root 200 6 0 Feb04 ? 00:00:00 [aio/1]
    root 201 1 0 Feb04 ? 00:00:00 [cifsoplockd]
    root 275 1 0 Feb04 ? 00:00:00 [kseriod]
    root 465 7 0 Feb04 ? 00:00:00 [ata/0]
    root 466 7 0 Feb04 ? 00:00:00 [ata/1]
    root 468 1 0 Feb04 ? 00:00:00 [scsi_eh_0]
    root 469 1 0 Feb04 ? 00:00:00 [scsi_eh_1]
    root 470 1 0 Feb04 ? 00:00:00 [scsi_eh_2]
    root 471 1 0 Feb04 ? 00:00:00 [scsi_eh_3]
    root 540 1 0 Feb04 ? 00:00:08 [kjournald]
    root 1804 1 0 Feb04 ? 00:00:00 udevd
    root 2216 1 0 Feb04 ? 00:00:00 [kjournald]
    root 2314 1 0 Feb04 ? 00:00:16 cpuspeed -d -i 2
    root 2596 1 0 Feb04 ? 00:00:00 syslogd -m 0
    root 2600 1 0 Feb04 ? 00:00:00 klogd -x
    root 2611 1 0 Feb04 ? 00:00:06 irqbalance
    nobody 2678 1 0 Feb04 ? 00:00:00 mDNSResponder
    root 2689 1 0 Feb04 ? 00:00:00 /usr/sbin/acpid
    root 2715 1 0 Feb04 ? 00:00:00 xinetd -stayalive
    -pidfile /var/run/xinetd.pid
    root 2725 1 0 Feb04 ? 00:00:00 gpm -m /dev/input/mice
    -t imps2
    root 2735 1 0 Feb04 ? 00:00:00 crond
    xfs 2762 1 0 Feb04 ? 00:00:06 xfs -droppriv -daemon
    daemon 2781 1 0 Feb04 ? 00:00:00 /usr/sbin/atd
    dbus 2800 1 0 Feb04 ? 00:00:00 dbus-daemon-1 --system
    root 2810 1 0 Feb04 ? 00:00:02 hald
    root 2819 1 0 Feb04 tty1 00:00:00 /sbin/mingetty tty1
    root 2820 1 0 Feb04 tty2 00:00:00 /sbin/mingetty tty2
    root 2821 1 0 Feb04 tty3 00:00:00 /sbin/mingetty tty3
    root 2823 1 0 Feb04 tty4 00:00:00 /sbin/mingetty tty4
    root 2824 1 0 Feb04 tty5 00:00:00 /sbin/mingetty tty5
    root 2825 1 0 Feb04 tty6 00:00:00 /sbin/mingetty tty6
    root 2830 1 0 Feb04 ? 00:00:00 /usr/bin/gdm-binary
    -nodaemon
    root 2933 2830 0 Feb04 ? 00:00:00 /usr/bin/gdm-binary
    -nodaemon
    root 2938 2933 7 Feb04 ? 00:29:58 /usr/X11R6/bin/X :0
    -audit 0 -auth /var/gdm/:0.Xauth
    raklo 3375 2933 0 Feb04 ? 00:00:00 /bin/sh /usr/bin/startkde
    raklo 3403 1 0 Feb04 ? 00:00:00 /usr/bin/ssh-agent -s
    raklo 3430 1 0 Feb04 ? 00:00:00 /usr/bin/dbus-launch
    --exit-with-session /home/raklo/
    raklo 3431 1 0 Feb04 ? 00:00:00 dbus-daemon-1 --fork
    --print-pid 8 --print-address 6
    raklo 3478 1 0 Feb04 ? 00:00:00 kdeinit: Running...
    raklo 3481 1 0 Feb04 ? 00:00:01 kdeinit: dcopserver --nosid
    raklo 3483 3478 0 Feb04 ? 00:00:00 kdeinit: klauncher
    raklo 3660 1 0 Feb04 ? 00:00:37 kdeinit: kded
    raklo 3662 1 0 Feb04 ? 00:00:00 /usr/libexec/gam_server
    raklo 3669 1 0 Feb04 ? 00:00:00 kdeinit: kxkb
    raklo 3676 1 0 Feb04 ? 00:00:01 kdeinit: knotify
    raklo 3677 3375 0 Feb04 ? 00:00:00 kwrapper ksmserver
    raklo 3679 1 0 Feb04 ? 00:00:00 kdeinit: ksmserver
    raklo 3680 3478 0 Feb04 ? 00:00:58 kdeinit: kwin -session
    117f00000100011044953100000003
    raklo 3684 1 0 Feb04 ? 00:00:05 kdeinit: khotkeys
    raklo 3685 1 0 Feb04 ? 00:00:20 kdeinit: kdesktop
    raklo 3687 1 0 Feb04 ? 00:02:19 kdeinit: kicker
    raklo 3688 3478 0 Feb04 ? 00:00:00 kdeinit: kio_file file
    /tmp/ksocket-raklo/klauncherEC
    raklo 3694 3478 0 Feb04 ? 00:00:02 /usr/bin/pam-panel-icon
    -sm-client-id 117f0000010001
    root 3695 3694 0 Feb04 ? 00:00:00
    /sbin/pam_timestamp_check -d root
    raklo 3696 3478 0 Feb04 ? 00:00:03 eggcups
    --sm-config-prefix /eggcups-gFJpyk/ --sm-clie
    raklo 3699 1 0 Feb04 ? 00:00:00 /usr/libexec/gconfd-2 14
    raklo 14806 3478 0 Feb04 ? 00:01:09 kdeinit: konsole
    raklo 22946 1 0 Feb04 ? 00:00:02 kdeinit: kio_uiserver
    raklo 14937 14806 0 Feb04 pts/2 00:00:00 /bin/bash
    raklo 14984 14937 0 Feb04 pts/2 00:02:44 ncftp
    raklo 10792 3478 25 Feb04 ? 01:01:00 amule
    raklo 10979 14806 0 Feb04 pts/1 00:00:00 /bin/bash
    root 11040 1 0 Feb04 pts/1 00:00:01 /usr/libexec/gconfd-2 14
    raklo 11561 3478 0 00:42 ? 00:00:00 /bin/sh /usr/bin/thunderbird
    raklo 11583 11561 0 00:42 ? 00:00:00 /bin/sh
    /usr/share/thunderbird/run-mozilla.sh /usr/sh
    raklo 11588 11583 12 00:42 ? 00:01:29
    /usr/share/thunderbird/thunderbird-bin
    root 11615 10979 0 00:53 pts/1 00:00:00 su
    root 11618 11615 0 00:53 pts/1 00:00:00 bash
    root 11662 11618 0 00:53 pts/1 00:00:00 ps -ef

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