ThinkPad W510 HDD LED indicator always on

Hi,
I'm using a ThinkPad W510 but I notice that the HDD light is always on, though there's no significant I/O task.
I remember the HDD light is blinking only when you're doing something with the hard disk, and most of other time, it stays off.
The machine is run with Windows 8. Don't know if there's anything wrong with it. Does anybody have the same situation? \
Thanks alot
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I would suggest adding them back a few at a time, and see when it starts the behavior.

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