Seagate Hard Disk May Not Spin Down While in Standby Mode

ID: Q229273

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows 98

SYMPTOMS

When you place your Windows 98-based computer in Standby mode, your computer may appear to be in Standby mode, but your hard disk may continue to spin and be active.

CAUSE

This problem can occur if you are using a Seagate hard disk, and you are running one or more memory-intensive programs. Note that this problem may occur more frequently if your computer has 16 megabytes (MB) of Random Access Memory (RAM) or less.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.

Additional query words: 98


Keywords          : kbhw kbui win98 winapm 
Version           : WINDOWS:
Platform          : WINDOWS 
Issue type        : kbprb

Last Reviewed: May 18, 1999