On 11/1/07, JimC <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>
> Zoltan;239552 Wrote:
> > Thanks for the suggestion but I don't see that process.
> >
> > The light I am referring to is on the front of case and I assumed it
> > indicated HD activity, but you may be right that other activities could
> > cause it.
> >
> > --Zoltan


You might start by verifying the level of disk activity and its effect on
your system.  At your command prompt, run top and look at the %wa  value in
the cpu line.  If you watch it for a bit does it vary?  What is the range of
values you see?

While you're in top, look at the 3 load average values as well.

You can use iostat to get more detailed information about disk activity as
well.  If you don't have it in your standard install, try

apt-get install sysstat

Hope this gives you a start...

Kirk
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