3 Getting Started

Restarting or Rebooting

After making changes to your operating system, you may be prompted to restart the system. Some installation processes will provide a dialog box to allow restart. To restart the system manually, click Windows Start button and select Shut Down and then choose Restart.

(Screens are different depending on security settings.)

Powering OFF

In Windows XP, power OFF the Notebook PC by clicking Windows Start button and select Shut Down and then choose Turn off (or Shut down). For operating systems without proper power management

(DOS, Windows NT), you must close all applications and exit operating systems and then power OFF by holding the power switch for 2 seconds (as opposed to 1 second to power ON). Holding the power switch for 2 seconds is necessary in order to prevent accidental power-OFFs.

IMPORTANT! To protect the hard drive, wait at least 5 seconds after turning OFF your Notebook PC before turning it back ON.

Emergency Shutdown

In case your operating system cannot properly turn OFF or restart, there are two additional ways to shutdown your Notebook PC:

(1) Hold the power button over 4 seconds, or (2) Press the shutdown button .

TIP: Use a straightened paper clip to press the shutdown button.

IMPORTANT! Do not use emergency shutdown while data is being written; doing so can result in loss or destruction of your data.

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