Ah thanks Pamela! talk about a major duh moment! should have remembered that from the good old days of using dos. :) marta On Tue, 22 Apr 2008 08:54:57 -0400, PAMELA RADER wrote: >Hi Marta: > >It is under Start menu, Programs, Accessories, Command Prompt. > >Once you're in that prompt, you have to type in chkdsk, followed by >space and the letter of the drive and a colon and press Enter. > >When you're finnished, type in the word exit to return to Windows >status. > > > > > >Pamela Rader, TECHNICAL SUPPORT >American Printing House For The Blind >1839 Frankfort Ave. >Louisville, KY 40206 > >PHONE: 1-800-223-1839, Ext. 307 > > >>>>yerbabruja@xxxxxxxx 04/21/08 11:12PM >>> >Hello listers: > >I've seen messages herein the past advising other listers to run the >check disk utility while the Braille Plus or Icon is in disk drive mode >as a way to figure out what could be wrong with the device when some >problems arise. Does this utility come with the unit? I notice that I >can not invoke it while the Braille Plus is in disk drive mode and >connected to my PC as my windows xp system doesn't have it, and it >appears the unit doesn't have it either. > >How would one get this utility? > >Marta > >Icon Discuss Mailing List >icon-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >//www.freelists.org/list/icon-discuss > >To unsubscribe from the list send a blank message with unsubscribe in >the subject line to: > >icon-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > >To post to this list, send your message to: > >icon-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > >For answers to the most frequently asked questions about Icon and >Braille +, Visit >the LevelStar and APH FAQ pages: >Visit the LevelStar FAQ page at >http://www.levelstar.com/support-faqs.php >Visit the APH FAQ page at >http://sun1.aph.org/webcast/brailleplus2/faq.html