>> So, I have a thinkpad, and I've been using it under NetBSD for the last year
>> or so.
>> 
>> Around the time of Usenix, it developed a quirk, which is that the IDE drive
>> activity light stays pegged.  All the time.
>> 
>> It does not do this under Windows.  It used to sometimes stop if I rebooted.
>> Now it just stays that way all the time.
>> 
>> Any suggestions or explanations?
>
>This may have something to do with ATAPI devices. I've seen this on occasions
>but it didn't seem to have bad effects. It suddendly stopped doing it.
>
>The problem is that I never managed to find to which IDE signal the activity
>ligh is wired.

	It looks very siilar to PR 9039.  peter, could you check if
	your situation is same as PR 9039 or not?

itojun