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Preventing problems, General tips for preventing problems

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Chapter 6. Preventing problems An important part of owning a Lenovo notebook computer is maintenance. With proper care, you can avoid common problems. The chapter provides information that can help you keep your computer running smoothly. • "General tips for preventing problems" on page 31 • "Taking care of your computer" on page 32 General tips for preventing problems This topic provides general tips for you to prevent problems when using your computer. 1. Check the capacity of your hard disk drive from time to time. If the hard disk drive gets full, the operating system will slow down and might produce errors. 2. Empty your recycle bin on a regular basis. 3. To free up disk space, uninstall unused programs. 4. Clean out your Inbox, Sent, and Trash folders from your e-mail client program. 5. Back up your data at least once a week. If critical data is present, it is recommended that you perform a daily backup operation. Lenovo has many backup options available for your computer. CD-RW drives and CDRW/DVD drives are available for most computers and can be installed easily. 6. Schedule system restore operations to take a system snapshot periodically. Note: Always take a system snapshot before installing new drivers, updating software, or installing new software. 7. Update device drivers and the BIOS program when needed. 8. Profile your machine at http://www.lenovo.com/support to keep up to date with current drivers and revisions. 9. Keep up to date for device drivers on other non-Lenovo hardware. You might want to read the device driver information release notes before updating for compatibility or known issues. 10. Keep a log book. Entries might include major hardware or software changes, driver updates, minor issues you have experienced, and how you resolved the minor issues. © Copyright Lenovo 2015 31

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Chapter 6. Preventing problems
An important part of owning a Lenovo notebook computer is maintenance. With
proper care, you can avoid common problems. The chapter provides information
that can help you keep your computer running smoothly.
•
“General tips for preventing problems” on page 31
•
“Taking care of your computer” on page 32
General tips for preventing problems
This topic provides general tips for you to prevent problems when using your
computer.
1.
Check the capacity of your hard disk drive from time to time. If the hard
disk drive gets full, the operating system will slow down and might
produce errors.
2.
Empty your recycle bin on a regular basis.
3.
To free up disk space, uninstall unused programs.
4.
Clean out your Inbox, Sent, and Trash folders from your e-mail client
program.
5.
Back up your data at least once a week. If critical data is present, it is
recommended that you perform a daily backup operation. Lenovo has
many backup options available for your computer. CD-RW drives and CD-
RW/DVD drives are available for most computers and can be installed
easily.
6.
Schedule system restore operations to take a system snapshot periodically.
Note:
Always take a system snapshot before installing new drivers,
updating software, or installing new software.
7.
Update device drivers and the BIOS program when needed.
8.
Profile your machine at http://www.lenovo.com/support to keep up to
date with current drivers and revisions.
9.
Keep up to date for device drivers on other non-Lenovo hardware. You
might want to read the device driver information release notes before
updating for compatibility or known issues.
10.
Keep a log book. Entries might include major hardware or software
changes, driver updates, minor issues you have experienced, and how you
resolved the minor issues.