5: Technical Information
The computer appears to be operating slower than normal and with
prolonged periods of disk access.
The hard disk may be nearly full or have errors. Check using the
SCANDISK utility (see the
opera ing system manual
). If full, try
emptying the recycle bin or deleting any unnecessary files to free up
some space on the hard disk (e.g. old files or files with .BAK, .CHK
or .TMP extensions).
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The files on the disk may have become fragmented. Check by using
the DEFRAG utility (see the
operating system manual
).
You cannot boot up using the hard disk.
Does the hard disk LED flash during start-up? Run the FDISK
command (see the
opera ing system manual
) and check for an
active partition.
Beware:
FDISK can destroy the information held on your hard disk if you re-
partition.
Check to see whether the BIOS System Configuration screen
(displayed during start-up) reports a hard disk is present.
Note:
Some viruses can change the BIOS configuration so check by running
a virus checking program.
Run the Setup program and ensure that the hard disk type is
correct.
Is it possible to start up the system using a boot disk and then read
the information on the hard disk? If so, see the problem explanation
below.
If you cannot access any of the information on the hard disk,
contact RM.
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