•Verifythattheoptionandanyrequireddevicedriversareinstalledcorrectly.
Iftheseactionsdonotcorrecttheproblem,runthediagnosticprograms(see“Diagnostics”onpage51
for
instructions).Ifyouneedtechnicalassistance,see“Additionalinformationresources”onpage30
.
Performanceandlockupproblems
Poorperformanceandlockupproblemscanbearesultofanyofthefollowing:
•“Insufcientfreeharddiskdrivespace”onpage48
•“Excessivenumberoffragmentedles”onpage49
Makeaselectionfromtheabovelisttondoutmoreaboutthecorrectiveactionsyoucantake.
Insufcientfreeharddiskdrivespace
Symptom:Insufcientfreeharddiskdrivespace
TheWindowsoperatingsystemwillslowdownandmightproduceerrorsiftheharddiskdrivegetstoofull.
TochecktheamountoffreespaceontheWindows7operatingsystem,dothefollowing:
1.ClickStart➙Computer.
2.Right-clickyourCdriveentryandthenclickProperties.Theamountoffreediskspaceisdisplayed.
Actionstofreeupdiskspace:
•OntheWindows7operatingsystem,dooneorallofthefollowing:
–
1.ClickStart➙Computer.
2.Right-clickyourCdriveentryandthenclickProperties.
3.ClickDiskCleanup.
4.Alistofunnecessarylecategoriesisdisplayed.Selecteachlecategoryyouwanttodelete,and
thenclickOK.
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1.ClickStart➙ControlPanel.
2.ClickPrograms.
3.ClickTurnWindowsfeaturesonoroff.
4.AlistofoptionalWindowscomponentsisdisplayed.Followtheinstructionsonthescreen.
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1.ClickStart➙Computer.
2.Right-clickyourCdriveentryandthenclickProperties.
3.ClickDiskCleanup.
4.ClickCleanupsystemles.
5.ClicktheMoreOptionstab.
6.IntheProgramsandFeaturesarea,clicktheCleanupbutton.
7.Alistofinstalledapplicationsisdisplayed.Selecttheapplicationyouwanttoremove.Click
Uninstall/Change.
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