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The Hard drive
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The Hard drive
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 between the capacity that the BIOS
displays and what the operating 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
netbook, 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 corresponding LED
illuminates.
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.
BOOT C: Windows
Software programs
Your documents
RECOVER D: Drivers for internal Netbook components
Installation files for software that came with your
Netbook
Restore software