Using Your Computer 2-3
!
CAUTION
Wait until a program is finished running before
powering off the system.
Unless absolutely necessary, never power off the
system when the system power lamp is blinking or
when the hard disk lamp or diskette drive busy lamp
is lit. Information on the hard disk or diskette might
be lost or damaged.
Setting Date and Time
To set the system date and time within Windows, select the
Control Panel and double click on the Date/Time icon.
Set the time by entering the current hour, minutes and
seconds in hh:mm:ss, 24-hour format. For example, set
4:30 pm as
16:30:00
.
Set the date by entering the current day, month and year in
mm/dd/yy format. For example, set May 8, l996 as
05/08/96
.
NOTE
When setting the time and date, enter any
preceding zeros.