Hard drive
The hard drive is your main memory medium and combines high storage capacity
with rapid data access.
Your PC is supplied with an OEM version* of the Microsoft Windows® operating system
which fully supports all of the PC’s performance features. We have confi gured your
PC’s hard drive so that you will be able to work with it optimally without having to
install any additional drivers yourself.
The Windows® operating system requires part of the capacity to manage the hard
drive and, therefore, the hard drive’s full capacity is not available. This explains any
differences between the BIOS display and the operating system display. The PC’s
operating system, other applications and security data are located on the hard drive
meaning that the full capacity is already reduced.
Never try to switch off the PC while it is accessing the hard
drive as this could lead to a loss of data.
Important directories
Do not delete or modify these directories or their content
otherwise data may be lost or system functionality may be
impaired.
The root partition (
C:\
) contains the operating system, the applications and the
“Documents” folder for the confi gured user.
We have listed the most important directories below and described their contents.
C:\User
This directory contains a folder for each user confi gured on the computer. In this
folder, there are a number of important fi les and folders required for starting and
operating Windows® that are hidden by default for security reasons.
C:\Programs
This directory contains the fi les belonging to the installed applications.
C:\Windows
The main directory for the Windows installation. This directory contains the fi les for the
operating system.
*
Original equipment manufacturer/program versions purchased from the manufacturer which are
usually sold in conjunction with end devices
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