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After satisfactory completion of the Power On
Self Test (POST) your notebook will load your
operating system. (See Boot Options on pages 67-
68 to see which kind of disk will be the source.)
panel,and moving the switch toward the front
of your notebook. To assure that your notebook
shuts down without error, use the Windows 95
shut down procedure.
3. Verify that Shut down the computer?
is selected and click on Y e s .
If you are going to store your notebook for a
month or more, take the following precautions:
1. Remove any CD and/or floppy disk.
2. After shutting down with Windows 95 turn
off your notebook using the power switch.
3. Close your notebook display panel.
4. Disconnect the AC adapter.
5. Remove the batteries and store them
separately in a cool dry place.
C A U T I O N
Never turn off your notebook during
Power On Self Test (POST) or it will
cause an error message to be displayed
when you turn your notebook on the
next time. (See the Troubleshooting
information on pages 140-142.)
POWER OFF
Before turning off the power by putting the
power switch in the Off position, check that the
Hard Drive,CD-ROM Drive, PC Card and the
Floppy Disk Drive Access indicators are all Off.
(See Figure 2-3, page 23.) If you turn off the
power while accessing a disk or PC Card there
is a risk of loss of data. The Off position is
reached by facing the keyboard and display
C A U T I O N
Never turn your notebook off while an
application is running. Be sure to close all
files, exit all applications and shut down
your operating system prior to turning
off the power with the power switch.
If files are open when you turn the
power off, you will lose any changes
that have not been saved, and may
cause disk errors.
Shutting down your notebook from Windows
95 lets your notebook shut down operations,
and turn off the power in the proper sequence
to prevent errors. The sequence is:
1.Go to the Start button menu.
2. Click on S h u t D o w n .
P O I N T
When your notebook has been shut
down from Windows 95, it is not the
same as being turned off from the power
switch. It is in a pseudo-off state, with all
applications closed, but can and must be
turned on by pressing the Suspend/
Resume button. It is drawing some
current in the pseudo-off state.