TU R N I N G O N YO U R S Y S T E M
Turning Off Your System
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Manu al Shu tdown
To manually shutdown your system, press and hold the multi-function power button for more than
5 seconds.
There are only two situations where you should use the manual shutdown procedure:
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Your system has encountered a software error and has failed to respond to any user input
including [Ctrl+Alt+Del].
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The system was booted into command prompt mode (operating system specific).
Caution
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If you have not encountered one of these situations, shut down the system through the operating
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system shut down function to avoid data loss.
Note
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If you turn off your computer without following the specific steps for your operating system, the operating
system may open
Scandisk
(Windows 2000 and XP will open
CHKDSK
) the next time you turn on your
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system. Follow the directions displayed on the monitor to avoid data loss.
Syst em Re se t
If applications are open or if the disk drive is active and the system is manually shutdown, data
loss will occur. Make sure the disk drive has completely stopped before turning on the computer.