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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 be-
tween the capacity that the BIOS displays and what the operat-
ing 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 corre-
sponding LED illuminates (see page 16).
WARNING!
Never switch off the computer while the
busy indicator is lit since this may result in loss of
data.
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 several partitions, as
shown below. The partitions of your hard drive may vary from
what is shown here.
Local Disk C:
Windows XP
Software programs
Your documents
BOOT
D:
Drivers for internal PC components
Installation files for software that came with
your PC
Recover E: Restore
software
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