If Something Goes Wrong
User's Manual
7-7
Satellite P20
Version
1
Last Saved on 30/05/2003 13:57
ENGLISH using Euro_M.dot –– Printed on 30/05/2003 as T202014-EN
A message indicates a problem with your display
settings and that the adapter type is incorrect or the
current settings do not work with your hardware
Reduce the size of the colour palette to one that is supported by the
computer’s internal display. To change the display properties:
1.
Point at the desktop and click with the secondary button.
2.
Click
Properties
, and then
Settings
.
3.
Change settings and click
OK
.
For more information, see Windows Help.
Disk Drive Problems
Problems with the hard disk or with a diskette drive usually show up as an
inability to access the disk or as sector errors. Sometimes a disk problem
may cause one or more files to appear to have garbage in them. Typical
disk problems are:
You are having trouble accessing a disk, or one or more
files appear to be missing
Make sure you are identifying the drive by its correct name (A: or C:).
Run Error-checking to check for file system errors and bad sectors on
your hard disk.
To run Error-checking:
1.
Click
Start
and open
My Computer
.
2.
Click the drive you want to test.
3.
On the
File
menu, click
Properties
.
4.
On the
Tools
tab, under Error-checking, click
Check Now
.
5.
Under
Check disk options
, select the
Scan for and attempt
recovery of bad sectors
check box.
All files must be closed for this process to run. If the drive is currently in
use, a message box will appear prompting you to indicate whether or not
you want to reschedule the disk checking for the next time you restart
your system. Then, the next time you restart your system, disk checking
will run. Your drive will not be available to perform other tasks while this
process is running.
Your hard disk seems very slow
If you have been using your computer for some time, your files may have
become fragmented. Run Disk Defragmenter. To do this, click
Start
, point
to
All Programs
,
Accessories
,
System Tools
, and click
Disk
Defragmenter
.