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Startup
Setting Regional and Display Preferences
Keyboard language and other regional preferences, such as time, date, and currency format, are set in the Regional Options window of the operating system. To access the Regional Options window, select Start > Control Panel > Date, Time, Language and Regional Options icon.
Screen appearance settings are accessed from the operating system Appearance and Themes window. To access the Appearance and Themes window, select Start > Control
Panel > Appearance and Themes icon. To access the settings that control the size of the items displayed on the screen, select the Change Resolution task.
Turning Off the Notebook
Turn off the notebook by using the Windows shutdown procedure: Select Start > Turn Off Computer > Turn Off.
If the notebook does not respond, try the following emergency shutdown procedures in the sequence provided:
■If the notebook is running Microsoft Windows XP Professional: press ctrl+alt+delete. Select the Shut Down button, then select Shut down from the drop down list.
■Press and hold down the power button for at least 4 seconds.
■Unplug the notebook from external power and remove the battery pack. For instructions see “Replacing a Battery Pack” in Chapter 4.
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