Starting Up/Shutting Down
Starting Up
Latch
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Power
Indicator
Power Switch
1 Open the display.
1Pull the carrying handle forward.
2Lift up the latch.
3Lift open the display.
2 Turn your computer on.
Press the power switch and hold it for approximately one second until the power indi- cator turns on before releasing it.
CAUTION
While booting, avoid the following until the hard disk drive indicator | has |
turned off. |
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• Connecting or disconnecting the AC adaptor. |
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• Touching the power switch.
• Performing any keyboard, touch pad, touchscreen or external mouse opera- tions.
• Closing the display.
Once the computer is powered off, you must wait at least ten seconds before powering it on again.
When the CPU temperature rises, the computer may not power on to prevent the CPU from overheating. Should this happen, allow the computer to cool down then switch the power on again.
If the computer still does not power on, contact Panasonic Technical Support.
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NOTE
You may encounter the following situations when the computer is turned on at very low temperatures. These functions are designed to prevent hard disk drive malfunctions that may occur at low temperatures.
Situation | Action |
The computer turns on, | The computer is warming up before start up. Wait for |
and the message “Warm- | the computer to start up (takes up to 30 minutes). |
ing up the system (up to | However, the computer may fail to warm up and the |
30 minutes)” is displayed. | message “Cannot warm up the system” will be dis- |
| played, and the computer will not start. If this happens, |
| turn off the computer, leave it in an environment with |
| a temperature of 5 °C {41 °F} or more for about an |
| hour, and then try turning the power on once more. |
• The computer does not | Leave it in an environment with a temperature of 5 |
turn on. | °C {41 °F} or more for about an hour, then try turn- |
• The computer does not | ing the power on once more. |
resume operation from |
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standby mode. |
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(The power indicator |
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blinks quickly in green.) |
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