When the PNA is shutdown unexpectedly or power is removed without first shutting down, large amounts of Hard Disk Drive space is rendered unusable. If shutdown in this manner enough times, the PNA could become unstable and no longer work.
This Hard Disk Drive space can be recovered by first running Windows Error-checking to find and correct errors on the disk, and then the Disk Defragmenter to recover Hard Disk Drive space.. These programs should be run routinely, about every 1 to 4 weeks, depending on how often the PNA is unexpectedly shutdown.
To learn more about Disk Defragmenter, see the Windows Help file.
Follow this procedure to run these programs:
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Windows 7 |
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On the desktop, double-click My Computer |
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In the upper pane, click Properties |
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Click the Tools tab |
Click Check Now.
Check Automatically fix file system errors.
Click Start.
Click Yes to run disk check on next restart.
Manually restart the PNA. The disk check will run before Windows restarts.
Approximately every six months, check the second box in addition to the first box. The error-checking process takes much longer, but performs a more complete check.
Click Defragment Now...
Click Defragment to begin the defragment process.
Click Close when defragmentation is complete.
Last modified:
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25-Jun-2013 |
Modified for Windows 7 |