Manual

Using The Computer
Turning on the Computer 2 - 5
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Turning on the Computer
Now you are ready to begin using your notebook computer. To turn
it on simply press the power button on the top right of the front panel.
When the computer is turned on, the Power Button can also be used
as a Standby/Hibernate/Shutdown hot-key button if pressed for less
than 4 seconds (pressing and holding the Power Button for longer
than this will shut the computer down) and is appropriately config-
ured in the OS Control Panel (Power Options).
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Forced Off
If the Ctrl + Alt + Del
key combination
doesn’t work when the
system “hangs”, press
the power button for 4
seconds, or longer, to
force the system to
turn itself off.
Figure 2 - 2
Power Options
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Shutdown
Always shut your com-
puter down by the
Shut Down/Turn Off
Computer command
from the Start menu in
Windows.
Power Button