Preventive Maintenance
The following information will help you to set up a preventive maintenance plan in order to prevent system
problems. Depending on what your computer is being used for, adapt them to your own needs.
These suggestions are classified according to the recommended frequency.
First Time Use
Back up your BIOS settings:
these parameters saved in the CMOS memory define how your computer
works and minor changes to them can modify the way your computer functions. To back up the BIOS settings,
take a piece of paper,
enter the BIOS
and note the settings and their values.
Note:
do not forget to modify what is written on this piece of paper each time you modify the BIOS settings.
Every Day
Note:
the suggestions below are only relevant to Microsoft operating systems.
Scan for viruses:
your system is delivered with an
antivirus software
pre-installed on your hard drive. For
better security we recommend you use the automatic scanning option and perform on-demand scanning.
Refer to the software documentation for more information.
Caution
:
update the virus definition files at least every month, and as soon as you hear about a new virus.
Back up your data on a regular basis:
you can use the
Microsoft
®
Backup
tool to save your files from your
computer to media such as a floppy diskette, a CD or a removable hard disk. Refer to the Windows online
help for more information.
Every Week
Note:
the suggestions below are only relevant to Microsoft operating systems.
Scan for hard disk logical and physical errors:
to do so, use
Microsoft
®
ScanDisk
, also known as the
Error-checking
tool (depending on the operating system). Refer to the Windows online help for more
information.
Clean up your hard drive
by using the
Disk Cleanup
option in Windows.
Defragment your hard drive:
it will allow your computer to run at peak performance. You can use
Microsoft
®
Disk Defragmenter
to perform this process. Refer to the Windows online help for more information.
Preventive Maintenance
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