186 If Something Goes Wrong
Resolving a hardware conflict
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You are having trouble accessing a disk, or one or more

files appear to be missing.

Make sure you are identifying the drive by its correct name
(A: or C:).
Error-checking
Run Error-checking, which analyzes the directories, files and
File Allocation Table (FAT) on the disk and repairs any
damage it finds:
To run Error-checking:
1Click Start, then click My Computer.
2Right-click the drive you want to check and select
Properties from the menu.
The drive’s properties box appears.
3Click the Too ls tab.
4Click the Check now button.
The Check Disk All Apps box appears.
5You can choose one or both options:
❖Automatically fix file system errors
❖Scan for and attempt recovery of bad sectors
6Click Start.
Error-checking runs the test.

Your hard disk seems very slow.

If you have been using your computer for some time, your
files may have become fragmented. Run Disk Defragmenter.
To do this, click Start, then click All Programs, point to
Accessories and System Too ls , and click Disk
Defragmenter.