Starting Up/Shutting Down
Starting Up
1 Open the display.
APress and hold the latch (A) located at the front.
BLift open the display.
z Do not open the display wider than necessary (140° or more), and do not apply excessive pressure to the LCD. Do not open or close the computer holding the edge of the LCD segment.
2 Turn your computer on.
Slide the power switch 
and hold it for approximately one second until the
power indicator 
turns on before releasing it.
zDo not slide the power switch and hold it for more than four seconds; this will cause the power to be turned off forcibly.
zWhile booting, avoid the following until the hard disk drive indicator 
has turned off.
•Connecting or disconnecting the AC adaptor.
•Touching the power switch.
•Performing any keyboard, touch pad, touchscreen, or external mouse operations.
•Closing the display.
zDo not slide the power switch repeatedly.
zOnce the computer is powered off, you must wait at least ten seconds before powering it on again.
3 Log-on to Windows.
After confirming that the hard disk drive indicator 
has turned off, click the user (user's icon).
zInput the password, then click 
. Until the correct password is entered, the computer will not operate. Confirm that character input is not set to “Caps Lock” or “NumLK.”
zThis operation may differ according to [Use the Welcome screen] setting (Î page 29).
zWhen only one user has been created and no password has been set, the screen for selecting the user will not be displayed (automatic
4 Select your application.
Run various software applications, etc. and operate them.
NOTE 
zThe power saving function is factory set, so if no key is pressed or if no device has been accessed for a certain interval of time:
•The power to the LCD and hard disk may be turned off. The LCD will resume operation when the touch pad, touchscreen or an external mouse (when one is connected) is used or a key is pressed.
The power to the LCD may be turned off even when an application software is being installed. In this case, because it is conceivable that a selection dialog box will be shown, do not press the Space key or the Enter key to attempt to resume from this condition as doing so may trigger a selection, but instead, press a key unrelated to the direct triggering of a selection, like the Ctrl key. In addition, when the computer is left alone, it automatically enters the standby or hibernation mode. The computer will resume by sliding the power switch. (Î “Standby/Hibernation Functions” in onscreen Reference Manual)
Getting Started
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