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Power (continued) Symptom PC date and time display is incorrect. Possible solution The real-time clock (RTC) battery may need to be replaced. Battery life is approximately seven years. Before replacing the battery, try resetting the date and time in your operating system by using the Control Panel. If the problem persists, replace the battery. See the Upgrading and Servicing Guide for replacement instructions. Performance Symptom Applications and files take longer to open or respond. Possible solution If you created multiple user accounts on your PC, make sure other users are not logged in. If there are multiple users logged in at one time, system resources must be shared among the multiple users. Run the Disk Cleanup program to delete unwanted files (including temporary Internet files, installed components and programs that you no longer use, and files in the Recycle Bin) from your hard disk drive: 1 Click Start, All Programs, Accessories, System Tools, and then click Disk Cleanup. 2 Select the drive on which you want to perform the cleanup. 3 Choose the files to delete by placing a check mark in the check box next to the file types listed. 4 Click OK, and then click Yes to permanently delete the files. Run the Disk Defragmenter program to group fragmented files together on your hard disk drive and improve performance. This does not affect the location of files and folders on your PC. NOTE: The Disk Defragmenter program may take a long time to complete. It is a good idea to run it overnight. To run the Disk Defragmenter program: 1 Open the Windows Task Manager by pressing the Ctrl key, the Alt key, and the Delete key at the same time. 2 On the Applications tab, select all the programs that are listed, and then click End Task. 3 Click Start, choose All Programs, Accessories, System Tools, and then click Disk Defragmenter. 4 In the Volume column, select the hard disk drive you want to defragment (typically C:), and then click Defragment. Remove unused programs: 1 Click Start, and then click Control Panel. 2 Double-click the Add or Remove Programs icon. The Add or Remove Programs window opens. 3 Select the program you wish to remove and click the Change/Remove or the Remove button. Follow the onscreen instructions. PC Troubleshooting and Maintenance Guide 13

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Power
(continued)
Symptom
Possible solution
PC date and time display is
incorrect.
The real-time clock (RTC) battery may need to be replaced. Battery life is approximately
seven years.
Before replacing the battery, try resetting the date and time in your operating system by
using the Control Panel. If the problem persists, replace the battery. See the
Upgrading
and Servicing Guide
for replacement instructions.
Performance
Symptom
Possible solution
If you created multiple user accounts on your PC, make sure other users are not logged
in. If there are multiple users logged in at one time, system resources must be shared
among the multiple users.
Run the Disk Cleanup program to delete unwanted files (including temporary Internet
files, installed components and programs that you no longer use, and files in the Recycle
Bin) from your hard disk drive:
1
Click
Start
,
All Programs
,
Accessories
,
System Tools
, and then click
Disk
Cleanup
.
2
Select the drive on which you want to perform the cleanup.
3
Choose the files to delete by placing a check mark in the check box next to the file
types listed.
4
Click
OK
, and then click
Yes
to permanently delete the files.
Run the Disk Defragmenter program to group fragmented files together on your hard disk
drive and improve performance. This does not affect the location of files and folders on
your PC.
NOTE:
The Disk Defragmenter program may take a long time to complete. It is a good
idea to run it overnight.
To run the Disk Defragmenter program:
1
Open the Windows Task Manager by pressing the Ctrl key, the Alt key, and the
Delete key at the same time.
2
On the Applications tab, select all the programs that are listed, and then click
End
Task
.
3
Click
Start
, choose
All Programs
,
Accessories
,
System Tools
, and then click
Disk Defragmenter
.
4
In the Volume column, select the hard disk drive you want to defragment (typically
C:
),
and then click
Defragment
.
Applications and files take
longer to open or respond.
Remove unused programs:
1
Click
Start
, and then click
Control Panel
.
2
Double-click the
Add or Remove Programs
icon. The Add or Remove Programs
window opens.
3
Select the program you wish to remove and click the
Change/Remove
or the
Remove
button.
Follow the onscreen instructions.
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