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Hardware Installation
Restarting the PC
Normally, you can power-off the PC by:
1. Pressing the power button at the front panel of the chassis.
or
2. Pressing the power switch that is on the system board (note: not
all system boards come with this switch).
If for some reasons you need to totally cut off the power supplied
to the PC, switch off the power supply or unplug the power cord.
Take note though that if you intend to restart it at once, please
strictly follow the steps below.
1. The time where power is totally discharged varies among power
supplies. It's discharge time is highly dependent on the system's
configuration such as the wattage of the power supply, the se-
quence of the supplied power as well as the number of periph-
eral devices connected to the system. Due to this reason, we
strongly recommend that you wait for the Standby Power LED
(refer to the “LEDs” section in this chapter for the location of the
Standby Power LED) to lit off.
2. After the Standby Power LED has lit off, wait for 6 seconds
before powering on the PC.
If the system board is already enclosed in a chassis which appar-
ently will not make the Standby Power LED visible, wait for 15
seconds before you restore power connections. 15 seconds is
approximately the time that will take the LED to lit off and the
time needed before restoring power.
The above will ensure protection and prevent damage to the
motherboard and components.
