- Lenovo Personal Computer User's Guide

2.Right-clickyourCdriveentryandthenclickProperties.
3.ClickDiskCleanup.
4.ClickCleanupsystemles.
5.ClicktheMoreOptionstab.
6.IntheProgramsandFeaturesarea,clicktheCleanupbutton.
7.Alistofinstalledapplicationsisdisplayed.Selecttheapplicationyouwanttoremove.Click
Uninstall/Change.
•CleanoutyourInbox,SentItems,andDeletedItemsfoldersfromyoure-mailapplication.Thefolder
namesandproceduresvarydependingonyoure-mailapplication.Ifyouneedassistance,seethe
helpsystemforyoure-mailapplication.
Excessivenumberoffragmentedles
Symptom:Excessivenumberoffragmentedles
Action:RuntheWindowsDiskDefragmenterprogram.
Note:Dependingonthesizeoftheharddiskdriveandamountofdatacurrentlystoredontheharddisk
drive,thediskdefragmentationprocessmighttakeuptoseveralhourstocomplete.
•OntheWindows7operatingsystem,dothefollowing:
1.Closeanyprogramsthatarecurrentlyrunningandcloseanyopenwindows.
2.ClickStart➙Computer.
3.Right-clickyourCdriveentryandthenclickProperties.
4.ClicktheToolstab.
5.ClickDefragmentNow,thenclickContinue.
6.ClickDefragmentNowagaintostartadisk-defragmentationprocess.
Printerproblems
Symptom:Theprinterdoesnotwork.
Actions:Verifythat:
1.Theprinteristurnedonandisonline.
2.Paperisloadedcorrectly.
3.Theprintersignalcableissecurelyconnectedtothecorrectparallel,serial,orUSBconnectoronthe
computer.
Note:Non-IEEE-approvedprintersignalcablesmightcauseunpredictableproblems.
1.Anydevicedriversandothersoftwarethatcamewiththeprinterarecorrectlyinstalled.
2.Youhaveassignedtheprinterportcorrectlyinyouroperatingsystem,applicationprogram,orBIOS
settings.FormoreinformationaboutBIOSsettings,seeChapter7“UsingtheSetupUtilityprogram”
onpage43
.
Iftheproblempersists,runthetestsdescribedinthedocumentationthatcomeswithyourprinter.Ifyou
cannotcorrecttheproblem,havethecomputerserviced.SeeChapter11“Gettinginformation,help,and
service”onpage73
.
Serialportproblems
Usethisinformationtotroubleshoottheserialportanddevicesattachedtotheserialport.
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