John, If it is your "Spotlight" then click on the "Spy Glass" in the upper right corner and you should see a message that "Spotlight" is indexing your system. If you have more than one drive then the message will say which drive is being indexed.
Cheers Harry San Jose, Ca On Saturday, March 17, 2012 8:16:08 PM UTC-7, JohnV wrote: > > When I have the system on, why would the HD be constantly quietly > chattering away to itself? > It'll pause and be quiet for 10 sec or so and then start up again. > > > G5 Dual 1.8 GHz > 2GB SDRAM > 10.4.11 > > RUNNING APPS: > MAIL > CALENDAR > TEXT EDIT > APPLEWORKS 6 > ITUNES 8.2.1 > > -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
