Hard Disk Problems; Optical Drive Problems - AVERATEC AV6110-EH1 Getting To Know Manual

■ chapter 5 trouble shooting

Hard Disk Problems

The hard disk drive does not work or is not recognizable -
If you had just performed a hard disk upgrade, make sure the hard drive connector is not loose and
the hard disk drive is also correctly seated. Remove it and reinsert it firmly, and restart your PC. (Refer to
Chapter 4 for details.)
The new HDD may need to be partitioned and reformatted. O/S and drivers will need to be
re-installed as well.
Check the hard disk indicator LED. When you access a file, the LED lamp should light up
momentarily.
The new HDD may be defective or is not compatible.
If your computer has been subjected to static electricity or physical shock, you may have damaged
the disk drive.
The hard drive is making abnormal whining noises -
You should back up your files as soon as possible.
Make sure the source of noise is indeed from the hard drive and not the fan or other devices.
The hard disk drive has reached its capacity -
Run Disk Cleanup utility in Windows. [Start > All Programs > Accessories > System Tools > Disk
Cleanup] The system will prompt you for what to do.
Archive files or programs that you had no longer used by moving them to an alternative storage
medium (floppy disk, optical record-able disk, etc.) or uninstall programs that no longer use.
Many browsers store files in the hard drive as a cache to speed up the performance. Check the
program's Online Help for instructions on decreasing the cache size or on removing temporary Internet
files.
Empty the Recycle Bin to create more disk space. When you delete files, Windows saves them to the
Recycle Bin.
The hard disk takes longer to read a file -
If you have been using the drive for a period, the files may be fragmented. Go to [Start > Programs >
Accessories > System Tools > Disk Defragmenter] to perform a disk defragmentation. This operation may
take a while.
Interrupt requests or problems with other hardware devices may have occupied the CPU and
therefore slows down the system performance.
The files are corrupted -
Run the Error-checking utility in Windows to check the HDD. Double-click My Computer. Right-click C:
and select Properties. Click Check Now in Error-checking in Tools.

Optical Drive Problems

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