# 3ds Max 5 problem

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**Created:** [February 28, 2004, 11:14am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/3ds-max-5-problem/102913 "2004-02-28T11:14:19Z")\
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**Author:** ![bjory](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/5e9695/32.png) [@bjory](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/bjory)\
**Post date:** [February 28, 2004, 11:14am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/3ds-max-5-problem/102913/1 "2004-02-28T11:14:19Z")

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Hi, just installed 3ds Max on my laptop and however, faced some problems. Hope somebody can give me some advice on this.

1. Took pretty long to start up 5 mins plus.
2. Once it’s loaded, startup and running, harddisk kept running like loading files like that and when i closed 3ds max program, the harddisk is still running!! I have checked the window task process and seems that there is no process is loading. I have no other programs running when i ran 3ds max and did not run any when i closed the program but can’t figure out why the harddisk keeps loading and running.

I’m currently using a laptop.

P4 1.8, 512mb DDR ram and 40 gig harddisk with geforce 4 gfx.

Running on Winxp.

Please don’t ask me why am i using laptop to run 3ds max cos i do not have a choice as im studying overseas now. I got no desktop.

Need this program to work so i can do my assignments.

Any help will be greatly appreciated.