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Youhavenotloosenedotherinstalledoptionsorcables.
Iftheoptionisanadapter,youhaveprovidedenoughhardwareresourcesfortheadaptertofunction
correctly.Seethedocumentationsuppliedwiththeadapter(aswellasthedocumentationforanyother
installedadapters)todeterminetheresourcesrequiredforeachadapter.
Iftheseactionsdonotcorrecttheproblem,runtheLenovoSolutionCenterprogram.Ifyouneedtechnical
assistance,seeChapter11“Gettinginformation,help,andservice”onpage113
.
Anoptionthatpreviouslyworkeddoesnotworknow
Symptom:Anoptionthatpreviouslyworkeddoesnotworknow.
Actions:
Verifythatalloptionhardwareandcableconnectionsaresecure.
Iftheoptioncomeswithitsowntestinstructions,usethoseinstructionstotesttheoption.
IfthefailingoptionisaSCSIoption,verifythat:
ThecablesforallexternalSCSIoptionsareconnectedcorrectly.
ThelastoptionineachSCSIchain,ortheendoftheSCSIcable,isterminatedcorrectly.
AllexternalSCSIoptionsareturnedon.ExternalSCSIoptionsmustbeturnedonbeforethecomputer
isturnedon.Formoreinformation,seeyourSCSIdocumentation.
Verifythattheoptionandanyrequireddevicedriversareinstalledcorrectly.
Iftheseactionsdonotcorrecttheproblem,runtheLenovoSolutionCenterprogram.Ifyouneedtechnical
assistance,seeChapter11“Gettinginformation,help,andservice”onpage113
.
Performanceandlockupproblems
Poorperformanceandlockupproblemscanbearesultofanyofthefollowing:
“Insufficientfreeharddiskdrivespace”onpage108
“Excessivenumberoffragmentedfiles”onpage109
“Insufficientmemory”onpage110
Makeaselectionfromtheabovelisttofindoutmoreaboutthecorrectiveactionsyoucantake.
Insufficientfreeharddiskdrivespace
Symptom:Insufficientfreeharddiskdrivespace
TheWindowsoperatingsystemwillslowdownandmightproduceerrorsiftheharddiskdrivegetstoofull.
TochecktheamountoffreespaceontheWindows7operatingsystem,dothefollowing:
1.ClickStartComputer.
2.Right-clickyourCdriveentryandthenclickProperties.Theamountoffreediskspaceisdisplayed.
TochecktheamountoffreespaceontheWindows8operatingsystem,dothefollowing:
1.OpenFileExplorerandclickComputer.
2.Right-clickyourCdriveentryandthenclickProperties.Theamountoffreediskspaceisdisplayed.
TochecktheamountoffreespaceontheWindows8.1operatingsystem,dothefollowing:
1.OpenFileExplorer.
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