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Preventive Maintenance
The following information will help you to set up a preventive maintenance plan in order to
prevent notebook problems. Depending on what your notebook is being used for, adapt them
to your own needs.
These suggestions are classified according to the recommended frequency.
First Time Use
Back up your BIOS settings:
notebook works and minor changes to them can modify the way your notebook functions. To
back up the BIOS settings, take a piece of paper, enter the BIOS and note the settings and
their values.
For more information, please refer to: Introducing BIOS Setup for Windows
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Vista in this Electronic User's Guide.
Note
Do not forget to modify what is written on this piece of paper each time you modify
the BIOS settings.
Daily
Note
The suggestions below are only relevant to Microsoft
Scan for viruses: your notebook is delivered with an antivirus software pre-installed on
your hard drive. For better security we recommend you use the automatic scanning option and
perform on-demand scanning.
CAUTION
Update the virus definition files at least once every month, or as soon as you hear
about a new virus.
Back up your data on a regular basis:
files from your notebook to media such as a floppy diskette, a CD or a removable hard disk.
Refer to the Windows
Weekly
Note
The suggestions below are only relevant to Microsoft
Scan for hard disk logical and physical errors:
known as the Error-checking tool (depending on the operating system). Refer to the Windows
online help for more information.
Clean up your hard drive
Defragment your hard drive:
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can use Microsoft Disk Defragmenter to perform this process. Refer to the Windows
help for more information.
these parameters saved in the CMOS memory define how your
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online help for more information.
by using the Disk Cleanup option in Windows
it will allow your notebook to run at peak performance. You
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you can use the Microsoft
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to do so, use Microsoft
operating systems.
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Backup tool to save your
operating systems.
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ScanDisk, also
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