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If Something Goes Wrong
Resolving a hardware conflict
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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:).
Error-checking
Run Error-checking, which analyzes the directories, files and
File Allocation Table (FAT) on the disk and repairs any
damage it finds:
To run Error-checking:
1 Click Start, then click My Computer.
2 Right-click the drive you want to check.
3 On the pop-up menu, click Properties.
The drive’s Properties box appears.
This feature is not available for CD/DVD drives.
4 Click the Tools tab.
5 Click the Check now button.
The Check Disk All Apps box appears.
6 You can choose one or both options:
❖ Automatically fix file system errors
❖ Scan for and attempt recovery of bad sectors
7 Click Start.
Error-checking tests and repairs the disk.
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.
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