Gateway 8300 Manual De Usuario

18          Gateway ALR 8300 User’s Guide

Maintaining the hard drive

Hard drives need regular maintenance because running the software divides 
files, creates spaces between data, and otherwise decreases the hard drive 
performance. Windows 95 and Windows NT provide maintenance tools 
that help prevent hard drive problems. The two most important tools for 
hard drive maintenance are the programs ScanDisk and Disk Defragmenter. 
(Windows NT does not include Disk Defragmenter.)

Using ScanDisk

ScanDisk is a program that lets you check the hard disk for damaged areas 
and then repair them. We suggest that you scan the hard drive at least once a 
week to once a month, depending on how often and how much you use the 
computer.

In Windows 95, Click on the 

7X

7XEEVXVX

 button. Then click on 

44VVSKV

SKVEEQW

QW

, 

then 

%GGI

%GGIWWWSVM

WSVMIIWW

, then 

77]]WX

WXIQ

IQ 88SSPW

SSPW

, and then 

7G

7GEERR(

(MW

MWOO

.

 The ScanDisk window opens.

In Windows NT, Scandisk is accessed through the 

88SSPW

SSPW

tab of the 

drive 

44VVSSTTIV

IVXXMI

MIWW

sheet.

In the ScanDisk window, click on the drive you want to scan.

If you only want to check the files and folders for errors, select the 

77XXEERRHHEEVVHH

 option button. If you want to do a more thorough scan for 

errors, select the 

88LLSSVVSSYK

YKLL

 option.

Because the thorough option takes more time than the standard option, 
we recommend you normally use the standard option and do a 
thorough check at least once a month.

To Start ScanDisk

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