Troubleshooting and Maintenance Guide

Troubleshooting and Maintenance Guide

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Table of Contents

Maintenance............................................................................................1

Creating Data Backup Discs ....................................................................................1

Creating System Recovery Discs ...............................................................................1

Removing Unused Programs.....................................................................................2

Running the Disk Cleanup Program...........................................................................2

Running Disk Cleanup manually ..........................................................................2

Scheduling Disk Cleanup to run automatically .......................................................2

Running the Disk Defragmenter Program....................................................................3

Checking for Hard Disk Drive Errors .........................................................................4

Understanding Hard Disk Drive Space ......................................................................4

Recommended Maintenance Schedule ......................................................................5

Troubleshooting Computer Problems ........................................................7

Audio ...................................................................................................................8

CD and DVD Drives ................................................................................................8

Video..................................................................................................................10

Display (Monitor)..................................................................................................11

Hard Disk Drive....................................................................................................12

Hardware Installation............................................................................................12

Internet Access .....................................................................................................14

Keyboard and Mouse ...........................................................................................16

Power .................................................................................................................18

Performance ........................................................................................................20

Miscellaneous ......................................................................................................21

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Repairing Software Problems ................................................................23

Software Repair Overview.....................................................................................23

Restarting Your Computer ......................................................................................24

Turning Off Your Computer....................................................................................24

Updating Drivers ..................................................................................................24

Microsoft System Restore .......................................................................................25

Software Program and Hardware Driver Reinstallation ..............................................26

System Recovery ..................................................................................................27

Creating Recovery Discs........................................................................................27

Choosing Recovery Disc Media.........................................................................28

System Recovery Options ......................................................................................28

Running System Recovery from the Hard Disk Drive .............................................29

Starting System Recovery from the Windows Vista Start Menu...............................29

Starting System Recovery from System Startup .....................................................29

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Troubleshooting and Maintenance Guide

Maintenance

This section includes information about tasks you can perform to help ensure the

trouble-free operation of your computer, and to ease the recovery of important information

on your computer should problems arise in the future.

Creating Data Backup Discs

You can use the CD or DVD burning software included on your computer to create backup

discs of important information including personal files, e-mail messages, and Web site

bookmarks.

When writing data to a backup disc, you should use software that includes write

verification functionality. This verification feature compares the data on your hard disk

drive with the data copied to the disc to ensure it is an exact copy. Depending on your disc

burning software, you may need to manually enable this feature (refer to the software

documentation).

If you encounter recording issues, try alternate media (different type or brand). Also, try

using the Windows Explorer view to view your files. Right-click the Windows Start

Button? , and click Explore.

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Creating System Recovery Discs

This is a one-time step that you should perform while your computer is working properly. If

you later encounter problems with your computer, you can restore it to its original factory

settings using the System Recovery discs that you create.

Before creating recovery discs, read ¡°System Recovery¡± on page 27, and then create the

discs as described in ¡°Creating Recovery Discs¡± on page 27.

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