Com 226 comp trouble shooting II theory book

1. Temporarily deactivate any screensaver. Click on START then SETTINGS then CONTROL PANEL then DISPLAY then SCREENSAVER. Set the Screen Saver to NONE and click OK.
2. Click on START then PROGRAMS then ACCESSORIES then SYSTEM TOOLS then SCANDISK. NOTE - Depending on what version of Windows you are running the above labels maybe slightly different, but not so different that you will not be able to find it. The following window will open on your screen.







3. Be sure to select "C" from the drop down box if it is not already chosen. Then click on the radio button for Standard under Type of test. Next check the box (click on it) labelled Automatically fix errors. The Thorough test option should not be selected unless you suspect the physical hard drive has been damaged. I suggest always running the Standard scandisk option first. Then If you still have problems rerun it with the Thorough option selected. Also, if you do not select Automatically fix errors the computer will stop and wait for you to answer some rather confusing questions.

4. Click on the button labelled Advanced... to launch the following sub-window.








5. Be sure to click on all of the radio buttons and check boxes EXACTLY as shown. Then press the OK button. This will return you to the former screen where you can press START. The Scandisk process usually does not take long unless there are serious problems with the hard drive. Do not be concerned if the procedure restarts itself.
6. When the entire procedure is completed, you can reactivate the screensaver and then start working with applications. It is not necessary to restart the computer.

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