Dell Inspiron 1150 owner manual If you have problems with a hard drive

E N S U R E T H A T T H E D I S K I S N O T W R I T E - P R O T E C T E D — You cannot save data to a write-protected disk. See the following figure.

write-protected

not write- protected

back of floppy disk

TR Y A N O T H E R F L O P P Y D I S K — Insert another disk to eliminate the possibility that the original disk is defective.

R E C O N N E C T T H E D R I V E —

1 Save and close any open files, exit any open programs, and shut down the computer. 2 Disconnect and reconnect the drive.

3 Turn on the computer.

C L E A N T H E D R I V E — See "Cleaning Your Computer" in the Dell Inspiron Help file for instructions. To access the help file, see page 16.

If you have problems with a hard drive

A L L O W T H E C O M P U T E R T O C O O L B E F O R E T U R N I N G I T O N — A hot hard drive may prevent the operating system from starting. Try allowing the computer to return to room temperature before turning it on.

C H E C K T H E D R I V E F O R E R R O R S —

1 Click the Start button and click My Computer.

2 Right-click the drive letter (local disk) that you want to scan for errors, and then click Properties. 3 Click the Tools tab.

4 Under Error-checking, click Check Now. 5 Click Start.

Solving Problems

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