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If Something Goes Wrong

Disk or storage drive problems

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

You are having trouble accessing a drive, 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 and files on the
storage drive and repairs any damage it finds.
To run Error-checking:
1Click Start, and then Computer.
2Right-click the drive you want to check.
3On the pop-up menu, click Properties.
The drive’s Properties box appears.
This feature is not available for optical disc drives.
4Click the Tools tab.
5Click the Check now... button.
The Check Disk box appears.
6You can choose one or both options:
❖Automatically fix file system errors
❖Scan for and attempt recovery of bad sectors
7Click Start.
Error-checking tests and repairs the storage drive.

Your hard disk seems very slow.

If you have been using your computer for a long time, your files
may have become fragmented. Run Disk Defragmenter.
To do this, click Start, All Programs, Accessories, System Tools,
and then Disk Defragmenter. After it opens, click Defragment
disk.
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