The five programs to check hard drive activity we present here work the same way as the front LED light on your computer tower. Both blinking lights (the programs and the tower) indicate the read and write activity taking place on your computer's hard drive. The LED indicator will appear in the taskbar and you can check all the hard drive activity whenever you want.
Activity Indicator
Activity Indicator is, without a doubt, one of the best options on the list to check hard drive activity from the desktop. A red light will be added to the system tray and it will blink whenever there is read or write activity on the drive. The platform lets you open a configuration window from which you can manage different activities and view the hard drive log. Activity Indicator is a free program available for Windows operating systems.
DiskLed
DiskLed places a blinking green light in the system tray that flashes according to the hard drive's read and write activity (at 30ms intervals). The environment includes a configuration window to customize the blink frequency and icon type, among other options. DiskLed is a free program available for Windows operating systems.
TrayStatus
TrayStatus is a powerful program that checks the activity of different system components in the system tray. The interface uses a red arrow to indicate writing and a green arrow to indicate reading of the component (hard drive, Caps Lock, Num Lock, Scroll Lock, Shift, Ctrl indicators, etc.). TrayStatus is a free program available for Windows operating systems.
Disk Activity Indicator
Disk Activity Indicator is one of the simplest programs to check hard drive activity from the system tray. The light will be added to the system tray and show you the hard drive activity in real time. The platform allows you to configure the LED light for the whole drive or for partitions. Disk Activity Indicator is a free program available for Windows operating systems.
FloatLED
We'll finish with FloatLED, a simple tool that shows each hard drive on your computer in the system tray. The drives are represented by their letter and each time there is activity, a blinking light will activate. FloatLED is a free program available for Windows operating systems.
We hope that with the five programs to check the read and write activity of your hard drive, you have your computer components well under control.
