EV> Once in a while I will hear noise coming from my FireWire connected   
    EV> External WD HD I use with this XP box.   
      
    EV> I suppose McAfee is probably running a scan.   
      
   possibly... especially if it scans files when they are being accessed by   
   something...   
      
   there should be a log or at least some onscreen thing in the GUI that tells   
   the last scaned file...   
      
   )\/(ark   
      
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