Gateway E-5200 - Manual (Page 29)

20 E-5200 User’s Guide
Maintaining the Hard Drive
Hard drives need regular maintenance because running the system software
divides files, creates spaces between data, and otherwise decreases hard
drive performance. Windows NT provides the Check Disk utility to
maintain the hard drive. Check Disk enables you to check the drive for
errors, fix file system errors, and attempt to recover bad sectors on the
drive.
Use Check Disk from once a week to once a month, depending on how
often you use your computer. Also use Check Disk whenever you have any
hard drive problems.
1. Right-click Start and then click Explore .
2. In the Windows NT Explorer window, right-click the drive you want to
check. You can only check one drive at a time.
3. Click Properties .
4. Click the Tools tab.
5. Click Check Now in the Error-checking dialog box.
6. Check Scan for and attempt recovery of bad sectors to scan the
entire hard drive.
7. Click Start . If the scan finds bad sectors, a screen message will notify
you.
To use Check Disk