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<blockquote data-quote="mm1352000" data-source="post: 709650" data-attributes="member: 82144"><p>[USER=81718]rlevis[/USER]</p><p>On one hand you seem to be saying that MediaPortal/TV Server isn't doing much with the HDD because the LED isn't showing much activity. On the other hand you seem to be saying that the cause might be Vista doing stuff with the HDD. I don't understand how you can say Vista is using the HDD any more than MediaPortal/TV Server when you already commented that the HDD activity indicator isn't doing much. Maybe I have misunderstood - are you saying that Vista's write caching could be at fault? It could be an interesting experiment to turn off virus scanners and the Vista indexing service (known to be quite aggressive) and remove Miroslav's patch and then see if the problem comes back...</p><p></p><p>In my opinion if you change one "variable" (TV Server IO requirements for the HDD) and the problem is resolved then that "variable" must be responsible for the problem resolution. My explanation for the HDD LED would be that timeshifting/recording IO would be mostly sequential. In my experience the HDD light only flashes more often when you're doing random IO or spinning up drives...</p><p></p><p>In any case I don't think it is worth arguing over. I am grateful to Miroslav for his work and happy for you that your issue seems to be resolved. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="mm1352000, post: 709650, member: 82144"] [USER=81718]rlevis[/USER] On one hand you seem to be saying that MediaPortal/TV Server isn't doing much with the HDD because the LED isn't showing much activity. On the other hand you seem to be saying that the cause might be Vista doing stuff with the HDD. I don't understand how you can say Vista is using the HDD any more than MediaPortal/TV Server when you already commented that the HDD activity indicator isn't doing much. Maybe I have misunderstood - are you saying that Vista's write caching could be at fault? It could be an interesting experiment to turn off virus scanners and the Vista indexing service (known to be quite aggressive) and remove Miroslav's patch and then see if the problem comes back... In my opinion if you change one "variable" (TV Server IO requirements for the HDD) and the problem is resolved then that "variable" must be responsible for the problem resolution. My explanation for the HDD LED would be that timeshifting/recording IO would be mostly sequential. In my experience the HDD light only flashes more often when you're doing random IO or spinning up drives... In any case I don't think it is worth arguing over. I am grateful to Miroslav for his work and happy for you that your issue seems to be resolved. :D [/QUOTE]
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