Satellite M30 slow start, running slow & on most of the time HARD disk activity led

The question above with my laptop. It is used to run faster than my desktop, but has altered performance. Running XP SP2 and Norton Internet Security and Norton System Works. No error shows when executing the Tests of Norton. Have reformatted the hard drive and reinstalled software but little difference.

Laptop takes @5 minutes to start. Open Outlook takes 10 seconds. Drive light is on most of the time so I was wondering if the hard drive related.

Any ideas?
Thank you very much.

Try the freeware like HD Tune or HDD Health programs.
These applications provide some information on the State of the HARD drive.

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