Maintain Computer

Equipment and
Systems
Maintenance of computer
equipment is necessary for the
productivity of data and information.
Implementing the procedures for
ensuring the security of data is
important.
regular back-ups and virus checks are
one of the examples of maintaining
computer equipment. In this case,
data loss and information hacking may
be avoided. File maintenance may
also be used to organize data and
information.
 COMPUTER
MAINTENANCE
 Software Tools
Software tools are used to help
diagnose problems, maintain
hardware, and protect data stored in
a computer. These can be categorized
into two groups: Disk Management
tools and Protection software tools.
 Disk Management Tools
are used to detect and correct
disk errors, remove unwanted
files, and prepare a disk for
data storage.
Fdisk (not available in Windows 7
and above)
This is a command line tool,
usually used in the command
prompt to create and delete
partitions on a hard drive and
boot partitions.
 .

Format

This is used to delete all

data on a hard drive to
prepare storage information
 Scandisk or Chkdsk
This is used to scan the disk for
physical errors in order to
check the integrity of its files
and folders.
 Defrag
This is used to optimize
space on a hard drive in
order to access programs
and data faster.
 Disk Clean-up
It allows users to remove files that are
no longer needed or that can be safely
deleted. Removing unnecessary files,
including temporary files, can help to
speed up and improve the performance
of the hard drive and computer.
 Run Disk Cleanup in Windows
XP
To run Disk Cleanup on a
Windows XP computer, you can
run it from My Computer or from
Command Prompt.
 Method #1
•Click Start
•Click Run
•Type cleanmgr
Click OK or press Enter
 Method #2
•Click Start
•Go to All Programs
•Go to Accessories
•Go to System Tools
•Click Disk Cleanup
 Method #3
• Open My Computer
• Right-click on the drive you want to run Disk Cleanup.
This is usually C:\, the drive whereWindows XP is
installed.
• Click Properties
• Go to the General tab
• Click Disk Cleanup
 Run from Command Prompt
• To open Disk Cleanup via Command Prompt, follow these
steps:
• Open Command Prompt
• Type this command:
• c:\windows\cleanmgr.exe /d
• where c:\ is where Windows XP is installed.
• Press Enter