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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 .
Memory
You see a “Memory error” message
•
Run the Memory Diagnostic Tool. Click ( Start ), type
Memory Diagnostic Tool, then press E
NTER
. Click
Restart now and check for problems . Your computer
restarts and runs the memory diagnostics.
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
NTER
.
Help
For more information about troubleshooting memory errors, click Start ,
then click Help and Support . Type
memory error
in the Search Help box,
then press E
NTER
.
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