Table of Contents
Advertisement
270
If Something Goes Wrong
Resolving a hardware conflict
To run Error-checking:
1
Click Start, then click My Computer.
2
Right-click the drive you want to check and select
Properties from the menu.
The drive's properties box appears.
3
Click the Tools tab.
4
Click the Check now button.
The Check Disk All Apps box appears.
5
You can choose one or both options:
❖
❖
6
Click 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 Tools, and click Disk
Defragmenter.
Your data files are damaged or corrupted.
Refer to your software documentation for file recovery
procedures. Many software packages automatically create
backup files.
You may also be able to recover lost data using utility
software, which is available from your dealer.
Some programs run correctly but others do not.
This is probably a configuration problem. If a program does
not run properly, refer to its documentation and check that the
Automatically fix file system errors
Scan for and attempt recovery of bad sectors
Advertisement
Table of Contents
