9 Resetting Your Computer

If your computer system should “lock-up”, it may be necessary to reset the computer. Resetting the computer causes the CPU to clear its instruction set and the system memory. This ensures there is no “garbage” left in memory to interfere with new program information.

There are two basic ways to reset your computer. They are:

CONTROL-ALT-DEL (Keyboard Reset)

Press the CONTROL key and the ALT key at the same time. While holding these keys down, press the DELETE key, then release all three keys. This will reset your computer without running the full self-test diagnostics.

The POWER Switch

Turn the main system POWER switch off, wait ten seconds, then turn it back on. The computer will then run the complete self-test diagonistic routine.

Caution!

Any time you RESET your computer, the memory will be cleared. This will erase any software programs loaded into the system RAM. You may lose important data or have problems using your &are after the system re-boots. Only RESET your system if you are sure that all of your data has been saved to disk, or there is no other way to escape a “lockup” condition.

You should now be able to reset your computer if you run into trouble. At this point, you can complete the installation of your system by running the SETUP program. For detailed information on the SETUP program, see the following chapter.

Setting Up Your System

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