Toshiba Pro 4600 Series Disk drive problems, Your hard disk seems very slow

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Disk drive problems

Problems with the hard disk or with the diskette drive usually show up as an inability to access the disk or as sector errors. Sometimes a disk problem may cause one or more files to appear to have garbage in them. Typical disk problems are:

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:).

Run ScanDisk, which analyzes the directories, files and File Allocation Table (FAT) on the disk and repairs any damage it finds:

To run ScanDisk:

1Click Start, point to Programs, Accessories, System Tools, and click ScanDisk.

2Click the drive you want to test.

3Select the type of test you want to use.

A thorough test is more complete but takes much more time than a standard test.

4Click Start.

ScanDisk tests the disk.

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, point to Programs, Accessories, System Tools, and click Disk Defragmenter.