Improving hard drive performance, Using disk defragmenter – HP ProBook 440 G2 Notebook PC User Manual

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3.

Tighten the 4 hard drive screws (3).

4.

Replace the service doors (see

Replacing the service doors on page 58

).

5.

Insert the battery (see

Inserting or removing the battery on page 48

).

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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