BF1942 accessing HD all the time. Help!

[Balex99]

Specs:

XP2100@ 2.25ghz (12.5*180)
Gainward 4200(300/600)
Epox 8RDA+
512 Crucial 2700
WinXP Pro

Seems to be a bit more problematic now but as I am playing the HD is going to town slowing down my overall performance. I am down to playing at 1024*768 with medium details just to make everything smooth. This seems a bit low for my system. Before, I was able to play at 10*7, max details, 2xAA. I have disabled almost everything in my systray. Just can't figure out what is accessing my HD. Doesn't seem to do it in other games, MOH, UT2K3, SOF2.
BTW, I am playing BF1942 v1.31 and the DCmod v .3n. Anyone else having these problems?

 

[Trashman]

That game soaks up alot of memory....add another 512mb and i'm sure you'd be fine.

 

[styrafoam]

I have almost the exact same specs as you, a KT333 is the only differenece. I am running everything at stock clock speed though. I have only had BF1942 access the harddrive one time that I can remember, on a full 64 player server with lots of airplanes, tanks, and people all fighting for the same point. It always runs great here, I think your problem is elsewhere. I dont play DC though, does it stutter in regular BF1942?