How to Run Scandisk From DOS
If you wanted to store five megabytes of computer data in 1970, you would have used a hard drive consisting of 50 unique disks enclosed in a cabinet the size of a cupboard. Today's hard drives are smaller, faster and more efficient, but they are not perfect. Errors occur on a hard drive's surface as you use it over time. If you use Windows 95 or Windows 98, run Microsoft's ScanDisk utility from DOS and check your drive for errors.
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Instructions
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Click the Windows "Start" menu to open it.
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Select "Programs." Then select "MS-DOS Prompt."Type "scandisk" (without the quotes) to display the ScanDisk screen. You will see two scanning options.
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Select "Standard" to perform a quick scan to identify common disk problems. To run a more comprehensive and longer test, select "Thorough" instead.
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Select "Automatically fix errors" if you want ScanDisk to repair errors that it finds. Click "Start" to begin the scan.
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Tips & Warnings
Do not interrupt the ScanDisk operations as it is running. When it completes, a screen will display errors that it found and corrections that it made.
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