Gateway ALR 8200 User Manual

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20 Gateway ALR 8200 User’s GuideMaintaining your hard driveHard drives need regular maintenance because running the system softwaredivides files, creates spaces between data, and otherwise decreases the harddrive’s performance. Windows 95 and Windows NT provide maintenancetools that help prevent possible hard drive problems. The most importanttools for hard drive maintenance are the programs ScanDisk (Windows 95only), Check Disk (Windows NT only), and Disk Defragmenter (Windows95 only).Using ScanDiskScanDisk is a Windows 95 program that lets you check your hard disk fordamaged areas and then repairs them. We suggest you scan your hard drivefrom at least once a week to once a month, depending on how often andhow much you use your computer.1. Click on the Start button. Then click on Programs, then Accessories, thenSystem Tools, and then ScanDisk.The ScanDisk window opens.2. In the ScanDisk window, click on the drive you want to scan.3. If you only want to check your files and folders for errors, select theStandard option button. If you want to do a more thorough scan forerrors, select the Thorough option.Because the Thorough option takes more time than the Standard option,we recommend you normally use the Standard option and do a Thoroughcheck at least once a month.4. If you selected Standard and you want to change the settings ScanDiskuses when it checks files and folders, click on the Advanced button,select the options in the ScanDisk Advanced Options window, thenclick on the OK button to close the window.To use ScanDisk