Chapter 10: Troubleshooting

Hard drive

You see an “Insufficient disk space” error message

■Delete unnecessary files from the hard drive using Disk Cleanup.

Tips & Tricks

For instructions on deleting unnecessary files, see “Using

 

Disk Cleanup” in Using Your Computer which has been

 

included on your hard drive. To access this guide, tap or

 

click Start, All Programs, then tap or click Gateway

 

Documentation.

 

 

■Empty the Recycle Bin by button-tapping or right-clicking the Recycle Bin icon, then tapping or clicking Empty Recycle Bin.

Caution All deleted files will be lost when you empty the Recycle Bin.

■Save your files to another drive. If the hard drive is full, copy any files not regularly used to backup media, then delete them from the hard drive.

Help and For more information about file management, tap or click

Support Start, then tap or click Help and Support. Type the keyword file management in the Search box

, then tap or click the arrow.

You see a “Data error” message

This may be the result of a defective area on the hard drive. To fix hard drive problems, run the Error checking program.

Tips & Tricks

For instructions on fixing hard drive problems, see

 

“Checking the hard drive for errors” in Using Your

 

Computer which has been included on your hard drive. To

 

access this guide, tap or click Start, All Programs, then

 

tap or click Gateway Documentation.

 

 

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