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XEN OWNER'S HANDBOOK 2/5
Getting started with the Apricot XEN
Chapter 2
Power-on Whenever the XEN is turned on, the power-on self-test (POST)
self-test routine tests various hardware components, including memory,
and checks the computer’s configuration. During this time, BIOS
sign-on and POST messages are displayed.
The boot Provided that POST succeeds without discovering any serious
sequence errors or configuration discrepancies, the XEN attempts to
find an operating system; that is, it attempts to boot. It will look
first for a system diskette, then for a bootable hard disk partition.
Turning the When you have finished using the XEN and want to turn it off,
power off be sure that any information you want to keep is stored on a
diskette or on a hard disk. Any information held in the computer’s
system memory will be lost when you turn off the computer.
Always turn off any attached peripherals first, particularly a
printer attached to the parallel port.
If you are logged-in to a network, log out before turning off the
computer. Similarly, close down or exit from any software
which employs virtual memory or disk-caching (for example,
Microsoft Windows v3.1x with SMARTDrive).
Do not turn off the computer if any of the activity indicators on
the front panel are lit; this means that the computer is accessing
a drive. Wait until that operation is completed before turning
off the computer.
To turn off the XEN, simply press the P
OWER
button again. The
green indicator on the button goes out. (Remember that the
monitor is powered from the system unit.)
After you turn the computer off, wait at least 5 seconds before
turning it on again. The computer may not initialize itself properly
if you turn it off then on again in quick succession.