Running Check Disk

If your K2 Summit system has a critical system fault, you should run Check Disk to identify and remove any corrupted files.

  1. Make sure the K2 Summit system has no media access currently underway.
  2. At the MS-DOS command prompt, enter the following and press Enter. chkdsk Check Disk reports file system information and lists any problem found.
  3. Do one of the following:
    • If Check Disk does not report any problems, close the command prompt window. Do not complete the remaining steps of this procedure.
    • If Check Disk reports a problem and prompts you to repair, continue with this procedure.
  4. When prompted to repair problems, do the following:
    1. Press the Y key and then press Enter.
    2. Enter the following and press Enter. chkdsk /F The screen displays a message similar to the following: ...Cannot lock current drive. Chkdsk cannot run because the volume is in use by another process. Would you like to schedule this volume to be checked the next time the system restarts? (Y/N)
    3. Press the Y key and then press Enter.
  5. Restart the K2 Summit system.

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