Compaq 277958-001 Preventive Maintenance, Cleaning Up the Hard Drive, To Clean Up the Hard Drive

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Maintaining and Shipping

■Keep the computer away from excessive heat, cold, moisture, and direct sunlight (for specific ranges of temperature and humidity, see your computer specifications)

■Keep liquids away from the computer and keyboard

■Turn off the computer before you:

❏Wipe the exterior with soft, damp cloth

❏Clean the air vents

Preventive Maintenance

Preventive maintenance is essential for keeping your computer in good working condition. A few basic tasks include:

■Creating backup files

■Deleting unwanted files

■Optimizing your hard drive

■Running virus scan software

It is recommended that you backup files and optimize your hard drive at least monthly. If you use your computer a great deal, you may want to perform any and all of these tasks more frequently.

Cleaning Up the Hard Drive

As you use your computer and store files, the hard drive begins to fill up, get cluttered, and ultimately affects performance. To prevent this, you can delete files that you are not using.

ÄCAUTION:delete. You should not delete any unfamiliar files. If in doubt, do not

To Clean Up the Hard Drive

1.Close all open programs.

2.Click the Start button from the Windows taskbar.

3.Click My Computer.

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Contents Learning More About Your Computer MarchPage Contents Saving Energy Understanding Computer TermsModifying the Display To Modify the DisplayModifying the Keyboard Language Setting To Modify the Keyboard Language SettingTo Modify Mouse Properties Modifying the Mouse PropertiesClick Control Panel Click Printers and Other Hardware Click OK to apply the changes Using the Print Menu Shutting Down the ComputerPrinting To Shut Down the ComputerTo Use the Print Menu Playing GamesClick Print To Check Hard Disk Space Click My ComputerPlaying Digital Audio To Play Digital AudioInserting a diskette Using the Diskette Floppy DriveTo insert a diskette Removing a diskette To remove a disketteUsing the Hard Drive Using the CD or DVD Drive CD-ROM CD-RW DVD-ROM DVD-R/RWMultimedia Support Media ComparisonCD-R Inserting a CD or DVD To Insert a CD or DVDUsing Your Computer Drives Listening to Music Removing a CD or DVDTo Remove a CD or DVD To Adjust the Volume To Listen to MusicPlaying a Movie To Play a MovieCreating a CD Click All Programs, Compaq WinDVD, then Win DVD PlayerUses of the CD-RW Drive Maintaining the CD or DVD Drive CD-R and CD-RW Disc ComparisonRoutine Maintenance Guidelines Maintaining and ShippingCleaning Up the Hard Drive Preventive MaintenanceTo Clean Up the Hard Drive On the General tab, click Disk Cleanup Emptying the Recycle Bin Scanning the Hard DriveTo Empty the Recycle Bin To Scan the Hard DriveDefragmenting the Drive To Defragment the Hard DriveProtecting from a Virus Preparing for Shipping or Travel Using Power Management Properties dialog boxUsing the Power Options Properties Adjusting the Sleep Mode Sleep ModeTo Adjust the Sleep Mode Manually Entering the Sleep Mode To Manually Enter Sleep ModeClick Performance and Maintenance Click Power Options Awaking From SleepHibernate Mode Adjusting the Hibernate ModeAwaking from Hibernation To Hibernate the ComputerUnderstanding Computer Terms Technical term for a computer program. See program Browser CD-DA CD-I CD-ROM XA CD-RW drive Information that can be processed by a computer. See digital See Windows desktop See folder See Microsoft Internet Explorer and Windows Explorer An older term for disk. See disk GIF Hardware See Microsoft Internet Explorer Hinged plastic case in which CDs are often stored See hyperlink Mailing list Microsoft Internet Explorer Arrow on the screen that moves with the mouse Multiread Program that lets you read and post messages to newsgroups Online shopping Tracks chosen to be played from a CD or DVD Brains of the computer. See microprocessor Program Right-click Scroll mouse Server Shortcut See Windows taskbar To send information to another computer on the Internet See Internet phone See World Wide Web Windows taskbar Learning More About Your Computer