Performance (continued)

Symptom

 

Possible solution

 

 

 

Software programs and files

 

Check for hard disk drive errors:

take longer than normal to

1

Close all open programs and windows.

open or respond.

 

 

 

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2

Click the Windows Start Button, and then Computer.

 

3

Right-click the hard disk drive that you want to check, and then click

 

 

 

Properties.

 

4

Click the Tools tab.

 

5

Under Error-checking, click Check Now.

 

6

If desired, place a check mark in the Automatically fix file system

 

 

 

errors and Scan for and attempt recovery of bad sectors check

 

 

 

boxes.

 

7

Click Start. If you are prompted to restart the computer, click Yes.

 

 

 

System shuts down on its own.

 

When the computer or its parts get overheated, the system shuts down. Clean

 

 

the computer at least every 2 to 3 months, and more if it is a dusty

 

 

environment. See “Keeping the Computer Free of Dust and Dirt” on page 2.

 

 

 

 

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Miscellaneous

 

 

 

 

 

 

Symptom

 

Possible solution

 

 

 

Computer overheats.

If your computer is liquid-cooled, and if you replaced the power supply, check

 

that all cables you disconnected are reconnected.

 

A buildup of dust also causes overheating. See “Keeping the Computer Free of

 

Dust and Dirt” on page 2.

 

 

Error message: Insufficient

Close all open programs, and then try the desired task again,

memory.

or restart your computer (click the Windows Start Button,

 

click the Arrow button next to the Lock button, and then click

 

Restart). If the message displays again, consider purchasing and installing

 

 

additional memory.

 

 

 

 

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