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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 external media 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
NOTE
Run Error-checking, which analyzes the directories and files on the
storage drive and repairs any damage it finds.
To run Error-checking:
1
Click the Start button, and then Computer.
2
Right-click the drive you want to check.
3
On the pop-up menu, click Properties.
The drive's Properties box appears.
4
Click the Tools tab.
5
Click the Check now... button.
The Check Disk box appears.
6
You can choose one or both options:
❖
❖
7
Click the Start button.
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 the Start button, All Programs, Accessories,
System Tools, and then Disk Defragmenter. After it opens, click
Defragment disk.
This feature is not available for optical disc drives.
Automatically fix file system errors
Scan for and attempt recovery of bad sectors
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