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Chapter 13: Advanced Laptops and Portable Devices 19Routine maintenance includes the monthly cleaning of these laptop components:■■■■■Exterior caseCooling ventsI/O portsDisplayKeyboardNoteAt any time, if it is obvious that the laptop needs to be cleaned, clean it. Do not wait for the nextscheduled maintenance.The operating system should also be maintained. The hard drive can become disorganizedas files are opened, saved, and deleted. The computer can slow down if the operating systemmust search through fragmented files. Fortunately, Windows XP has two programs thathelp clean up the hard drive:How To■■Disk CleanupDisk DefragmenterTo Run Disk Cleanup, follow these steps:Step 1.Step 2.Step 3.Step 4.From My Computer, select the hard drive you want to clean.Right-click and choose Properties.On the General tab, click Disk Cleanup.A series of check boxes displays the files that are available for deletion, asshown in Figure 13-10. Check the boxes of the files that you want to delete, andclick OK.Figure 13-10 Disk Cleanup