These methods may also work in your application program. If
not, you may need to reset the computer, as described below.
Caution
It is best not to turn off the computer to stop a program or
command. If you have created new data and have not yet
stored it, it will be erased if you turn off the computer.
Resetting the Computer
If necessary, you can clear the computer’s current settings or its
memory without turning it off; you do this by resetting it. For
example, if an error occurs and the computer does not respond
to your keyboard entries, you can reset it to reload the
operating system and try again.
Caution
Resetting the computer erases any data in memory you have
not saved, so do not use the reset function unless necessary.
Also, some programs classify and store new data when you
exit them properly; so do not reset the computer before you
exit a program, if possible.
To reset the computer, the operating system must be either on
the hard disk or on a diskette in drive A. If you are using
MS-DOS, hold down
and
and press
. The
screen goes blank for a moment and then the computer reloads
MS-DOS.
If resetting the computer does not correct the problem, you
probably need to turn it off and back on again.
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