EUROCOM 888E DREAM MACHINE, User Manual

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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 computer. To turn it on sim-
ply press the power button on the front panel.
When the computer is on, you can use the power button as a hot-key
button when it is pressed for less than
4 seconds . Use Power Op-
tions in the Windows Control Panel to configure this feature.
Power Button as
Standby or Hibernate
Button
If you are using a fully
ACPI-compliant OS,
(such as
Windows
2000 Professional , or
Windows XP) you can
use the OS’s “Power
Options” control panel
to set the power button
to send the system into
Standby or Hibernate
mode (see your OS’s
documentation,
or
“Configuring the
Power Button” on
page 3 - 21
for de-
tails).
Forced Off
If the system “hangs”, and the Ctrl + Alt + Del key combination doesn’t
work, press the power button for 4 seconds, or longer , to force the system
to turn itself off.