AST Premmia GX Series, User Manual

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If pressing keys has no effect, you will need to turn off the computer manually.
Shutting Down the Computer{ XE "Shutting down" }{ XE "ScanDisk"
}
Shutting down Windows closes all applications that are open, and reminds you to save any
unsaved files. Next time you turn on the computer, all of the components in and connected
to the computer are reinitialized. Then Windows starts from scratch and you'll have to start
the applications you want to use and open the files you want to work on.
To shut down the computer, click the
Start button in Windows, make sure Shut Down is
selected, then click OK . Windows closes down any open applications, then itself, and finally
turns off the computer.
It is very important to always close Windows this way, if you don't, you risk damaging the
files in use at the time, and you may not be able to start Windows again. If you do turn the
computer off without shutting Windows down in this way, the next time you turn it on,
you'll see some warning messages and Windows will want to start a program called ScanDisk
to make sure there's nothing wrong with the hard disk.
However, if Windows or a program you are using seems to have stopped responding, press
the Ctrl , Alt and Delete keys at the same time. Windows brings up the Close Program
window (it may take a few minutes to appear). The window lists the active programs, and
you should be able to close the problem program from here. After that you should be OK,
but we you should close everything else down normally, then shut down the computer using
Shut Down on the Start menu.
If pressing Ctrl-Alt-Del has no effect, you'll have to turn off the computer manually.
Turning Off the Computer Manually{ XE "Turning off" }{ XE "Power
button" }
If you're using an operating system that doesn't have a Shut Down feature like the one in
Windows, you can turn the computer off manually. You can also turn off the computer
manually with Windows running, but this is only recommended as a last resort, as you risk
damaging files that the operating system needs to run correctly.
To turn the computer off manually, first wait until the hard disk LED on the front panel
goes out, then press the Power button above the LED; see page 27 for more details on
using the Power button.