This is an instructional essay on formatting your hard drive. There were a few graphics that were supposed to go with it. This is for a technical writing class, ENG120

Figure 1-1 If you are annoyed with all the problems that you may have with your computer (figure 1-1) like shutting it down improperly, there are programs that aren't working, or your computer is just running very slowly then this may be the solution. Computers can be a hassle sometimes but taking the time to learn how to do things to fix the problem yourself is a great way to start relieving the stress when …

…disk back on to your computer. That is all there is to it. You have actually done more than formatted your hard drive. You have reloaded your operating system and learned how to save information to a floppy disk. Most importantly, you saved yourself at least a couple hundred dollars and the problem of packing up, loading, unloading, and dragging your computer to the repair shop, not to mention the time all of that takes.