Using Disk Management

You might need to be logged on as an administrator or a member of the Administrators group in order to perform some tasks. Disk Management is a system utility for managing hard disks and the partitions or volumes that they contain. With Disk Management, you can initialize new disks, create volumes, and format volumes with the FAT, FAT32, or NTFS file systems. Disk Management enables you to perform most disk-related tasks without shutting down your computer; most configuration changes take effect immediately. To open Disk Management (AKA Computer Management), click Start, and then click Control Panel. Double-click Administrative Tools, and then double-click Computer Management Click on Disk Management and answer the following questions 1. What is the name of your file system? _________________________ 2. What is the status of your Volume? _________________________ 3. What is the capacity of the Volume? _________________________ 4. How much free space do you have? _________________________ 5. What % of free space is it? _________________________

Now Click on Disk defragmenter and start to defrag your disk. Run it for a few minutes noting the different colors representing the different types of files (fragmented files; contiguous files, etc)

Click on Event Viewer: spend a few minutes reading various Events from the different catagories (Applications; security; and system)

Click on Device Manger. Answer the following questions: 1. What type of processor is in your computer? _________________________ 2. What type of NIC do you have? _________________________

Run Disk Cleanup on your C Drive. (Start | Programs | Accessories | System Tools: Dick Cleanup)