Anoptionthatpreviouslyworkeddoesnotworknow

Symptom:Anoptionthatpreviouslyworkeddoesnotworknow.
Actions:
•Verifythatalloptionhardwareandcableconnectionsar esecure.
•Iftheoptioncomeswithitsowntestinstructions,usethoseinstructionstotesttheoption.
•IfthefailingoptionisaSCSIoption,verifythat:
–ThecablesforallexternalSCSIoptionsareconnectedcorrectly.
–ThelastoptionineachSCSIchain,ortheendoftheSCSIcable,isterminatedcorrectly.
–AllexternalSCSIoptionsareturnedon.ExternalSCSIoptionsmustbeturnedonbeforethecomput er
isturnedon.Formoreinformation,seeyourSCSIdocumentation.
•Verifythattheoptionandanyrequireddevicedriversareinstalledcorrectly.
Iftheseactionsdonotcorrecttheproblem,runthediagnosticprograms(see“Diagnosticprograms”on
page110forinstructions).Ifyouneedtechnicalassistance,seeChapter11“Gettinginformation,help,and
service”onpage113.
Performanceandlockupproblems
Poorperformanceandlockupproblemscanbearesultofanyofthefollowing:
•“Insufcientfreeharddiskdrivespace”onpage106
•“Excessivenumberoffragmentedles”onpage107
•“Insufcientmemory”onpage108
Makeaselectionfromtheabovelisttondoutmoreaboutthecorrectiveactionsyoucantake.

Insufcientfreeharddiskdrivespace

Symptom:Insufcientfreeharddiskdrivespace
TheWindowsoperatingsystemwillslowdownandmightproduceerrorsiftheharddiskdrivegetstoofull.
TochecktheamountoffreespaceontheWindowsVistaoperatingsystemandtheWindows7oper ating
system,dothefollowing:
1.ClickStart➙Computer.
2.Right-clickyourCdriveentryandthenclickProperties.Theamountoffreediskspaceisdisplayed.
Actionstofreeupdiskspace:
•OntheWindowsVistaoperatingsystem,dooneorallofthefollowing:
–
1.ClickStart➙Computer.
2.Right-clickyourCdriveentryandthenclickProperties.
3.ClickDiskCleanup.
4.ChooseMyFilesorFilesfromallusersonthiscomputer.
5.Alistofunnecessarylecategoriesisdisplayed.Selecteachlecategoryyouwanttodelete,and
thenclickOK.
6.ClickDeleteFiles.
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