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Improving hard drive performance, Using disk defragmenter – HP EliteBook 755 G2 Notebook PC User Manual

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3.

Tighten the hard drive screws (3).

4.

Insert the battery (see

Inserting a battery on page 38

).

5.

Replace the service door (see

Replacing the service door on page 49

).

6.

Connect AC power and external devices to the computer.

7.

Turn on the computer.

Improving hard drive performance

Using Disk Defragmenter

As you use your computer over time, the files on the hard drive become fragmented. A fragmented

drive means data on your drive is not contiguous (sequential) and, because of this, the hard drive

works harder to locate files, thus slowing down the computer. Disk Defragmenter consolidates (or

physically reorganizes) the fragmented files and folders on the hard drive so that the system can run

more efficiently.

NOTE:

It is not necessary to run Disk Defragmenter on solid-state drives.

After you start Disk Defragmenter, it works without supervision. However, depending on the size of

your hard drive and the number of fragmented files, Disk Defragmenter may take more than an hour

to complete.
HP recommends defragmenting your hard drive at least once a month. You may set Disk

Defragmenter to run on a monthly schedule, but you can defragment your computer manually at any

time.

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