First Time Use; Every Day; Every Week - NEC VERSA S5500 Series User Manual

The following information will help you to set up a preventive maintenance plan in order to prevent system
problems. Depending on what your computer 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:
works and minor changes to them can modify the way your computer functions. To back up the BIOS
settings, take a piece of paper, enter the BIOS (Refer to Introducing BIOS Setup section) and note the
settings and their values.
Note: Do not forget to modify what is written on this piece of paper each time you modify the BIOS settings.

Every Day

Note: The suggestions below are only relevant to Microsoft operating systems.
Scan for viruses: your system is delivered with an antivirus software (Refer to Norton Internet
Security™ 2007 section) pre-installed on your hard drive. For better security we recommend you use the
automatic scanning option and perform on-demand scanning. Refer to the software documentation for more
information.
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:
computer to media such as a floppy diskette, a CD or a removable hard disk. Refer to the Windows
help for more information.

Every Week

Note: The suggestions below are only relevant to Microsoft operating systems.
Scan for hard disk logical and physical errors:
Error-checking tool (depending on the operating system). Refer to the Windows
information.
Clean up your hard drive
Defragment your hard drive:
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Microsoft Disk Defragmenter to perform this process. Refer to the Windows
information.
these parameters saved in the CMOS memory define how your computer
you can use the Microsoft
by using the Disk Cleanup option in Windows
it will allow your computer to run at peak performance. You can use
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Backup tool to save your files from your
to do so, use Microsoft
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.
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ScanDisk, also known as the
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online help for more
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online help for more
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