Action:RuntheWindowsDiskDefragmenterprogram.
Note:Dependingonthesizeoftheharddiskdriveandamountofdatacurrentlystoredontheharddisk
drive,thediskdefragmentationprocessmighttakeuptoseveralhourstocomplete.
•OntheWindowsVistaoperatingsystem,dothefollowing:
1.Closeanyprogramsthatarecurrentlyrunningandcloseanyopenwindows.
2.ClickStart➙Computer.
3.Right-clickyourCdriveentryandthenclickProperties.
4.ClicktheToolstab.
5.ClickAnalyzedisktodetermineifadisk-defragmentationprocessisnecessary.ClickDefragment
disktostartadisk-defragmentationprocess.
•OntheWindows7operatingsystem,dothefollowing:
1.Closeanyprogramsthatarecurrentlyrunningandcloseanyopenwindows.
2.ClickStart➙Computer.
3.Right-clickyourCdriveentryandthenclickProperties.
4.ClicktheToolstab.
5.ClickDefragmentNow,thenclickContinue.
6.ClickDefragmentNowagaintostartadisk-defr agmentationprocess.

Insufcientmemory

Symptom:Insufcientmemory
Ingeneral,themorememorythatisinstalled,thebettertheWindowsoperatingsystemruns.
Action:Installadditionalmemory.Forinformationaboutpurchasingmemory,seeChapter11“Getting
information,help,andservice”onpage113.Forstep-by-stepinstructionsoninstallingmemory,see
“Installingorreplacingamemorymodule”onpage39.
Iftheseactionsdonotcorrecttheproblem,runthediagnosticprograms(see“Diagnosticprograms”on
page110forinstructions).Ifyouneedtechnicalassistance,seeChapter11“Gettinginformation,help,and
service”onpage113.
Printerproblems
Symptom:Theprinterdoesnotwork.
Actions:Verifythat:
1.Theprinteristurnedonandisonline.
2.P aperisloadedcorrectly .
3.Theprintersignalcableissecurelyconnectedtothecorrectparallel,serial,orUSBconnectoronthe
computer.
Note:Non-IEEE-approvedprintersignalcablesmightcauseunpredictableproblems.
1.Anydevicedriversandothersoftwarethatcamewiththeprinterarecorrectlyinstalled.
2.Y ouhaveassignedtheprinterportcorr ectlyinyouroperatingsystem,applicationprogram,orBIOS
settings.FormoreinformationaboutBIOSsettings,seeChapter7“UsingtheSetupUtilitypr ogram”
onpage77.
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