Compaq 1400 Manual

A SERVICE OF

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8-8 S

ERVICE

AND

S

UPPORT

P

RESARIO

N

OTEBOOK

B

EYOND

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ETUP

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UIDE

1400 S

ERIES

Defragmenting your Notebook

on a regular basis optimizes

the speed of your Notebook.

Deleting Stored Files

To free hard disk space, remove unused files stored on

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our

hard disk b

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completin

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these steps.

1. Double-click the My Computer

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icon on

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our

Windows desktop.

2. Ri

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ht-click the disk that

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ou want to free space on.

3. Click Properties, then click Disk Cleanup on

the General tab.

4. Select the files

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ou want to remove b

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clickin

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the

ad

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acent check boxes.

5. Click OK to confirm

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our request, and then click OK to

start the deletion process.

Defragmenting Your Hard Disk

The Disk Defra

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menter utilit

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rearran

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es files and unused

space on

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our hard disk so that pro

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rams can run faster.

To defra

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ment

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our hard drive, complete the followin

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steps:

1. Click Start, Programs, and then Accessories.

2. Click System Tools, then click Disk Defragmenter. A

dialo

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box promptin

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ou to select the drive

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ou want to

defra

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ment is displa

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ed.

3. Select the drive

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ou wish to defra

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ment.

4. Click OK to be

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in defra

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mentin

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our selected hard drive.

Caution:

Plug your Notebook into AC Power before

defragmenting the hard drive.

Caution:

Do not turn off the Notebook during the defragmentation

process.