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Checking the hard drive for errors
Use Error-checking if you encounter hard drive problems.
Error-checking examines the hard drive for file and folder
problems, then corrects the data problems that it finds.
To check the hard drive for errors:
1
Click (
Start
) then click
Computer
. The
Computer
window opens.
2
Right-click the drive that you want to check for errors,
click
Properties
, then click the
Tools
tab.
3
Click
Check Now
, then click
Start
. Your drive is checked
for errors. This process may take several minutes.
After Windows has finished checking the drive for errors,
it provides a summary of the problems that it found.
4
Correct any problems that are found by following the
on-screen instructions.
5
Click
OK
.
Important
Error checking cannot scan a drive while the drive is being used.
If you try to check your hard drive for errors, you see a prompt asking
you if you want to scan the hard drive later (the next time you restart
your computer). If you see this prompt, click
Schedule disc check
.
Help
For more information about checking the hard drive for errors,
click
Start
, then click
Help and Support
. Type
checking for disk
errors
in the
Search Help
box, then press
E
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Summary of Contents for FX6710
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