EUROCOM Notebook V09.2.00, User Manual

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Power Management
Turning on the Computer 3 - 3
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Turning on the Computer
Now you are ready to begin using your computer. To turn it on simply press the pow-
er button on the front panel.
When the computer is on, you can use the power button as a Sleep/Hibernate hot-
key button when it is pressed for less than
4 seconds (pressing and holding the power
button for longer than this will force the computer to shut down). Use Power Op-
tions ( Hardware and Sound menu) control panel in Windows Vista to configure
this feature.
Shut Down
Note that you should al-
ways shut your comput-
er down by choosing the
Shut Down command
from the Lock Button
Menu in Windows Vis-
ta . This will help prevent
hard disk or system
problems.
Forced Off
If the system “hangs”, and the Ctrl + Alt + Del key combination doesn’t work, press the pow-
er button for 4 seconds , or longer, to force the system to turn itself off.
Power Button Sleep
Sleep is the default power mode when the power button is pressed for less than 4 seconds.
You may configure the options for the power button from the Power Options ( Hardware
and Sound menu) control panel in Windows Vista (see your OS’s documentation, or
“Configuring the Power Buttons” on page 3 - 8 for details).