Windows app to show hard disk activity ?

[Dodsy]

I have a new work laptop and Dell in their wisdom have hidden the disk activity light on the front where I cant see it. It takes about 10 minutes to fire up and if I try to use it before then it just causes issues, runs slowly and can crash.

With my old laptop I just waited until the disk stopped thrashing then knew it was ready for use but on this new one I cant see the light.

Does anyone know of a Windows 7 app that will put a hard disk icon on the screen or toolbar that mirrors the light ?

[Munter]

You probably want a sidebar widget something like this one: http://www.myfavoritegadgets.info/monitors/DrivesM...

You are unlikely to find one that flashes like your HDD light, but you could find one that plots disk queue length.

[buggalugs]

Resource Monitor, it's in the start menu, will show you % of time the disk is active and which processes are using it.

[Funk]

If you're allowed to install software on a work machine then I can recommend Soluto for diagnosing startup issues. It'll tell you what's loading and how long it's taking.

https://www.soluto.com/boot-time

[Dodsy]

I already have soluto, doesnt help its just a cheap laptop and it grinds along in its own time. Resource monitor I could use but I really need something on the screen all the time so I know when its gone into meltdown and its time to go and have a coffee while it sorts itself out

ETA I installed that widget and its perfect thanks :-) PH to the rescue again!

Edited by Dodsy on Wednesday 27th May 21:02