2007-01-01 11:27:21 · 5 answers · asked by galactic129 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Desktops
If you have Google Desktop, it could be indexing the machine to make searches quicker later. This happens with any machine that has Google Desktop on it.
2007-01-01 11:30:38 · answer #1 · answered by Heh? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If your computer is otherwise acting normal (not running real slow and sluggish or giving you pop ups when you're on or offline) it should be fine. The activity light often flickers even when you're not using the computer mainly because the computer is doing, techie stuff (keeping itself maintained usually). The computer's hard drive, (the source of the activity light) often calibrates itself occasionally to keep in tip top shape. The blinking of the activity light could also indicate a program doing something in the background like Windows recieving and installing automatic updates, an antivirus application updating it's virus database, etc.
2007-01-01 19:52:28 · answer #2 · answered by terran_ghost 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The computer is doing things as long as it is turned on.
The activity lights are designed to blink whenever the hard drive is accessed. Occasionally, the computer writes things to the hard drive while its idling, and doing whatever it is computers do when their humans are away.
It's nothing to be worried about.
2007-01-01 19:29:49 · answer #3 · answered by Chip 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Just because you aren't doing anything...doesn't mean that your computer isn't doing anything. A lot of programs run nearly continuously on your system.
2007-01-01 19:46:05 · answer #4 · answered by y2jasmine 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Your computer is always doing something when it is turn on, even though you may not be doing anything.
2007-01-01 21:26:25 · answer #5 · answered by devan424 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋