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Operation
1

Open the display.

Starting Up/Shutting Down

Starting Up

1Press and hold the latch (A) located at the front.
2Lift open the display.
CAUTION
Do not open the display wider than necessary (170° or more).
Do not apply excessive pressure to the LCD. Also, do not hold the LCD when
opening or closing the display.
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.
CAUTION
Do not slide the power switch and hold it for more than four seconds; this will
cause the power to be turned off forcibly.
While 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, or external mouse operations.
• Closing the display.
• Touching the drive power/open switch.
Do not slide the power switch repeatedly.
Once the computer is powered off, you must wait at least ten seconds before
powering it on again.
When the CPU temperature rises, the computer may not power on to prevent the
CPU from overheating. Should this happen, allow the computer to cool down
then switch the power on again.
If the computer still does not power on, contact your technical support office.
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3

Log on to Windows.

After confirming that the hard disk drive indicator has turned off, select the user
and input the password, then select . Until the correct password is entered, the
computer will not operate.
4

Select your application.

You are able to start working on your computer.