Owner's Manual

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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 notebook 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.
Disk Defragmenter organizes the data on the drive so each file is stored as one unit rather than
as multiple pieces scattered across different areas of the drive. Defragmenting the information
stored on the drive can improve hard drive performance.
While Disk Defragmenter is running, do not use your keyboard or mouse because using them may
continuously stop and restart the defragmenting process. Also, if you are connected to a network,
log off before starting Disk Defragmenter. Network communication may stop the defragmentation
process and cause it to start over.
Important
Error checking cannot scan a drive while the drive is being used, so 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 notebook). 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
NTER.
Tip
Because defragmenting a drive may take hours to complete (depending on the size
of the drive being defragmented), consider starting the process when you will not need your
notebook for several hours.