Boot drive access/noise...normal?

Greetings again.
Been using my new MP for a few days now and it's great, but have noticed something along the way I'm curious about.
My Boot system drive seems to be constantly accessing, even when not doing anything. I can hear the sounds (seems like the normal "soft grinding" noise they can make when writing - i don't want to say it's clicking or thumping). It seems to happen a lot. If I open activity monitor and view the active processes it changes by the second, so it appears that this is just something the system does. Oddly, the drive seems to make less (smoother) noise when writing large files.
It's noticeable when doing nothing or doing small things like running the screensaver, or even typing this post.
Considering having a number of drives in the past, it doesn't sound alarming or anything but is noticeable. I have a second external (same kind) which seems to be much quieter when writing.
I just wondered if anyone else experiences this, or if it's normal or sounds like something I should be worried about? I verified with DU and seems okay.
Otherwise, thank you, and I'll enjoy the machine.

The Western Digital drive in my 2009 Mac Pro started making the same noise after beeing very quiet the first couple of days. It lasted for a week or so but now the noise is gone. It could be the S.M.A.R.T system in the disk is doing something to the disk. But I'm no expert...

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