Main Components; The Hard Drive - Medion NOTEBOOK COMPUTER Manual

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The hard drive is the main storage medium combining large
storage capacity and rapid data access.
The Windows operating system cannot use the full capacity
of the hard drive, which means that there will be a difference
between the capacity that the BIOS displays and what the
operating system displays.
The hard drive contains the operating system of the computer,
other application programs and backup files. These programs
and files are pre-installed on your Notebook, so you may note
that some of the space on your hard drive is already taken.
Whenever the computer is accessing the hard disk, the cor-
responding LED illuminates (see page 22.)
If you are looking for a file on the hard drive and you know
the name, go to Search on the Start menu to find the file.
Following is some general information on where you might
find some common files.
Usually your hard drive is divided into one partition, as
shown below. The partitions of your hard drive may vary
from what is shown here.
Local Disk
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WARNING! Never switch off the computer
while the busy indicator is lit since this may
result in loss of data.
C: Windows XP
Software programs
Your documents, Drivers and Tools
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