Hitachi SA200 manual Turning Your Laptop Off, Resetting Your System

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2 Getting Started

2.Press and hold down the power button for several seconds. The SA200’s sign-on message should appear on the screen. You may have to adjust the brightness and contrast controls for a clear display. See “LCD Display Controls” on page 28.

3.If you need to run the BIOS Setup program to set or modify your system’s configuration, refer to Appendix B, “Using the BIOS Setup Program.”

Turning Your Laptop Off

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Never turn your laptop off suddenly! Instead, close all programs and use the Windows 95 Shut Down command before turning your laptop off.

Always wait at least 5 seconds after turning the laptop off before turning it back on!

1.To turn the laptop off, click on the Windows 95 Start button (most often found at the lower left corner of the screen) and point to Shut Down. A dialog box displays giving you these options:

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Shut down the computer?

Restart the computer?

Restart the computer in MS-DOS mode?

2.Click Yes to shut down the laptop.

3.Wait until the system powers down and then lower the display. Gently press the top of the laptop to fasten the open/close latch.

Resetting Your System

Occasionally, you may need to reset your system if you encounter a hardware or software problem that locks up your laptop. Follow these instructions to reset your system:

1.From Windows 95, press <Ctrl+Alt+Del>.

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