Getting Started

2. Press and hold the computer’s power button for two or three seconds.

Power button

Turning on the power

Starting up for the first time

When you first turn on the power, the computer’s initial screen is the Microsoft Windows XP Startup Screen Logo. Follow the on-screen directions for each screen. During setup, you can click the Back button to return to the previous screen.

Be sure to read the Windows End User License Agreement display carefully.

Turning off the power

The power can be turned off in one of the following modes: Shut down (Boot), Hibernation or Standby mode.

Shut Down mode (Boot mode)

When you turn off the power in Shut Down mode no data is saved and the computer will boot to the operating system’s main screen.

1.If you have entered data, save it to the hard disk or to a floppy disk.

2.Make sure all disk (disc) activity has stopped, then remove the CD/DVDs or floppy disk.

■Make sure the HDD indicator is off. If you turn off the power while a disk (disc) is being accessed, you can lose data or damage the disk (disc).

■Never turn off the power while an application is running. Doing so could cause loss of data.

■Never turn off the power, disconnect an external storage device or remove storage media during data read/write. Doing so can cause data loss.

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