HP BOOK XE3 manual Resetting the Notebook

Resetting the Notebook

Occasionally, Windows or the notebook may stop responding, so that you cannot turn the notebook off. If this happens, try the following in the order listed:

∙If possible, shut down Windows: press CTRL+ALT+DEL, then click Shut Down. Press the blue standby button to restart.

∙Slide and hold the power button for about four seconds, until the display shuts down, then press the blue standby button to restart.

∙Insert a straightened paper clip into the system-off switch on the left side of the notebook (beneath the PC card eject buttons), then press the blue standby button to restart.

Figure 1-6. Resetting the Notebook

Note

To boot from a CD-ROM or DVD drive in the module bay, insert a bootable CD (such as the Recovery CD,) into the drive, then restart. Press ESC twice when the HP logo and prompt appear, then select the CD-ROM/DVD drive as the temporary boot device.

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