Westinghouse NB-14w2 - Manual (Page 59)

■ Chapter 4 Troubleshooting
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Hard Disk Problems
The hard disk drive does not work or is not recognizable -
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The new HDD may need to be partitioned and reformatted.
O/S and drivers will need to be re-installed as well.
„ Check the hard disk indicator LED. When you access a
file, the LED lamp should light up momentarily.
„ The new HDD may be defective or is not compatible.
„ If your computer has been subjected to static electricity or
physical shock, you may have damaged the disk drive.
The hard drive is making abnormal whining noises -
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You should back up your files as soon as possible.
„ Make sure the source of noise is indeed from the hard
drive and not the fan or other devices.
The hard disk drive has reached its capacity -
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Run Disk Cleanup utility in Windows. [Start > All Programs
> Accessories > System Tools > Disk Cleanup] The
system will prompt you for what to do.
„ Archive files or programs that you had no longer used by
moving them to an alternative storage medium (floppy
disk, optical record-able disk, etc.) or uninstall programs
that no longer use.
„ Many browsers store files in the hard drive as a cache to
speed up the performance. Check the program’s Online
Help for instructions on decreasing the cache size or on
removing temporary Internet files.
„ Empty the Recycle Bin to create more disk space. When
you delete files, Windows saves them to the Recycle Bin.