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Chapter 14: Troubleshooting
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Hard drive
You see an Insufficient disk space error message
Delete unnecessary files from the hard drive using Disk Cleanup. For more
information, see Using Disk Cleanup on page 178.
Empty the Recycle Bin by right-clicking the Recycle Bin icon, then clicking
Empty Recycle Bin.
Save your files to a diskette or another drive. If the hard drive is full, copy
any files not regularly used to diskettes or other backup media, then delete
them from the hard drive.
The hard drive cannot be accessed, or you see a General failure
reading drive C error message
If a diskette is in the diskette drive, eject it and restart the computer.
Try restarting your computer by pressing CTRL+ALT+DEL.
Open the computer access panel and make sure that the cables are
connected correctly to the hard drive. For more information about
connecting the hard drive cables, see Replacing the hard drive on
page 210.
If your computer has been subjected to static electricity or physical shock,
you may need to reinstall the operating system.
You see a Non-system disk or disk error error message
Eject the diskette from the diskette drive, then press ENTER.
Help and
Support
For more information about file management in
Windows XP, click Start, then click Help and Support.
Type the keyword file management in the HelpSpot
Search box , then click the arrow.