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Operation
1
Open the display
Starting Up/Shutting Down
Starting Up
2
Turn your computer on
Slide the power switch as shown and hold it for approximately one second until the
power indicator turns on before releasing it.
2
Latch
CAUTION
The computer will not power on when the display is closed (except when
connecting an external display or when [Panel Switch] has been set to [LCD
Off] in the Setup Utility
"Setup Utility").
After confirming that the power indicator has turned on, avoid the following
until Windows has completed loading.
• Touching the power switch.
• Performing any keyboard, touch pad, touchscreen (or external mouse) op-
erations.
• Closing the display.
If the display is closed while Windows is starting up, it is possible that color,
etc., will not be displayed properly. Run the [MS-DOS Prompt] ([Start] -
[Programs] - [MS-DOS Prompt]), and use full screen display mode by press-
ing
Alt + Enter
.
After returning from the full screen mode
Alt
+
Enter
again, the
display will be shown correctly.
Once the computer is powered off, you must wait at least ten seconds before
powering it on again.
When the CPU temperature rises, the computer may not power on to prevent the
CPU from overheating. Should this happen, allow the computer to cool down then
switch the power on again.
If the computer still does not power on, please contact Panasonic Technical Support.
Slide the latch as shown.
1
Select a device to start up the Operating System
1
Lift open the display.
2
1
Turn the computer on and press
Esc
when [Press <Esc> to enter Boot First Menu]
is displayed.
2
Select the device from the menu, press
Enter
.
When the Operating System is unable to start up from the selected device, it
will start up from the device last used for start up.
If no start up device is selected, the Operating System will start up in the
order of the settings of the [Boot] menu in the Setup Utility during subse-
quent start ups.
When you want to change the settings in the Setup Utility, select <Enter
Setup> from the menu.
NOTE
You can select the device for starting up the Operating System when starting up the
computer. It is not necessary to change the settings of the [Boot] menu in the Setup
Utility.
Power Switch
Power
Indicator
