If your computer becomes unstable, some malfunctions appear, one of the reasons may be the presence of errors in the file system of your hard disk. In order to check whether this is so or not, you need to run a hard disk check. To do this, you do not need to install additional programs - the operating system has built-in tools to check the hard disk for errors.
It is necessary
Operating system Windows Vista
Instructions
Step 1
In order to start checking your hard drive for errors, click the "Start" menu - select "Computer".
Step 2
Right-click on the disk you want to check - select "Properties". If required, enter the user's password.
Step 3
In the window that opens, go to the "Programs" tab - in the "Check disk" block, click the "Run check" button. If prompted for a password, confirm the action.
Step 4
To automatically fix errors, select the option "Automatically fix system errors" by highlighting. Otherwise, the program will only report problems, without fixing them.
Step 5
In order for the program to perform a thorough check of the disk, you must select the item "Check and repair bad sectors".
Step 6
To check for any type of errors (physical and logical), check the boxes next to "Automatically fix system errors" and "Check and repair bad sectors".
Step 7
Click the "Start" button in this window. This will start checking your hard drive or the selected partition. Depending on the size of each hard disk partition, the check may take up to several minutes. In order for the test to pass quickly and efficiently, do not use a computer to perform any tasks.
