Maintaining Your Hard Drive; Using Scandisk - Gateway ALR 7200 User Manual

20 Gateway ALR 7200 User's Guide

Maintaining your hard drive

Hard drives need regular maintenance because running the system software
divides files, creates spaces between data, and otherwise decreases the hard
drive's performance. Windows 95 and Windows NT provide maintenance
tools that help prevent possible hard drive problems. The most important
tools for hard drive maintenance are the programs ScanDisk (Windows 95
only), Check Disk (Windows NT only), and Disk Defragmenter (Windows
95 only).

Using ScanDisk

ScanDisk is a Windows 95 program that lets you check your hard disk for
damaged areas and then repairs them. We suggest you scan your hard drive
from at least once a week to once a month, depending on how often and
how much you use your computer.
Click on the
1.
Start
and then
System Tools,
The ScanDisk window opens.
In the ScanDisk window, click on the drive you want to scan.
2.
If you only want to check your files and folders for errors, select the
3.
option button. If you want to do a more thorough scan for
Standard
errors, select the
Because the
Thorough
we recommend you normally use the
check at least once a month.
If you selected
4.
Standard
uses when it checks files and folders, click on the
select the options in the ScanDisk Advanced Options window, then
click on the button to close the window.
OK
To use ScanDisk
button. Then click on
ScanDisk.
option.
Thorough
option takes more time than the
Standard
and you want to change the settings ScanDisk
then
Programs, Accessories,
Standard
option and do a
button,
Advanced
then
option,
Thorough