Toshiba SATELLITE M30X - Manual (Page 172)

172 If Something Goes Wrong
Resolving a hardware conflict
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The drive’s properties box appears.
3 Click on Properties.
4 Click the Tools tab.
5 Click the Check now button.
The Check Disk box appears (for example, Check Disk C).
6 You can choose one or both options:
❖ Automatically fix file system errors
❖ Scan for and attempt recovery of bad sectors
❖ Click Start.
Error-checking runs the test.
Your hard disk seems very slow.
If you have been using your computer for some time, your
files may have become fragmented. Run Disk Defragmenter.
To do this, click Start, point to All Programs, Accessories,
System Tools, and click Disk Defragmenter.
Your data files are damaged or corrupted.
Refer to your software documentation for file recovery
procedures. Many software packages automatically create
backup files.
You may also be able to recover lost data using utility
software, which is available from your dealer.
Some programs run correctly but others do not.
This is probably a configuration problem. If a program does
not run properly, refer to its documentation and check that the
hardware configuration meets its needs.