Using Your Computer 2-1
Using Your Computer
Now that you are familiar with your system, this chapter
provides the information you need to start using your
computer. Some of the information provided includes:
System operation
Productivity
Changing video drivers
System care.
SYSTEM OPERATION
In this section you will find information on starting up and
shutting down your system, setting the date and time, using
system and protection features.
Starting up
Press the power button to start up your system. The power
lamp lights green to indicate that the system is on.
When you are starting Windows NT™ 4.0 press
Ctrl-Alt-
Del
, you'll see several configuration messages display on
the screen at startup.
These messages are part of your system's Power-On Self-
Test (POST). Your computer is checking your hardware for
any changes since the last startup. One beep indicates that
the system has successfully completed the power-on test.
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