Hard Disk Problems - Gericom Webshox-Per4mance-35AS1 User Manual

Hard Disk Problems

The hard disk drive does not work or is not recognizable
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The hard drive is making abnormal whining noises –
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The hard disk drive has reached its capacity –
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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.
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.
If your notebook has been subjected to static electricity
or physical shock, you may damaged the disk drive.
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.
Run Disk Cleanup utility in Windows. [Start > 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 recordable disk, etc.) or uninstall programs
that no longer use.
The Internet 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.
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