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  8. <task id="maintainstorage" xml:lang="en-us">
  9. <title>Maintaining your hard drive</title>
  10. <shortdesc>Here are a few tips for maintaining your hard drive.</shortdesc>
  11. <prolog><metadata>
  12. <keywords><indexterm>hard drive</indexterm><indexterm>maintain</indexterm>
  13. </keywords>
  14. </metadata></prolog>
  15. <taskbody>
  16. <context>There is really not much to do to maintain a hard drive. However,
  17. if you want to keep it running for the next 10 years or so, you should follow
  18. these suggestions.</context>
  19. <steps-unordered>
  20. <step><cmd>If your drive has a low-power mode, make sure this comes on when
  21. your drive is sitting idle.</cmd><stepresult>It will not get worn out as quickly
  22. if it is not needlessly spinning.</stepresult></step>
  23. <step><cmd>Every once in a while, shake your computer.</cmd><info>This will
  24. cause the bits to fall more comfortably in to place.</info></step>
  25. <step><cmd>Run Scandisk on the drive at least once a day.</cmd><info>This
  26. way you will ensure that problems with the drive are found quickly. If you
  27. share the drive with others, it will also ensure that they are less likely
  28. to use it, because it will be so busy all of the time.</info></step>
  29. </steps-unordered>
  30. </taskbody>
  31. </task>