eMachines 8513152, Справочное руководство

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Chapter 5: Maintaining Your Computer
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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 .
Defragmenting the hard drive
When working with files, sometimes Windows divides the file
information into pieces and stores them in different places on
the hard drive. This is called
fragmentation , and it is normal.
In order for your computer to use a file, Windows must search
for the pieces of the file and put them back together. This
process slows the hard drive performance.
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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