User’s Manual 3-7
Getting Started
3. Press the computer's power button and release.
Turning on the power
Starting up for the first time
When you first turn on the power, the computer's initial screen is the
Windows
®
XP Startup Screen Logo. Follow the on-screen directions for
each screen. During setup, you can click the Back button to return to the
previous screen.
Be sure to read the Windows
®
Operating System End User License
Agreement carefully.
Turning off the power
The power can be turned off in one of the following modes: Shut down
(Boot), Hibernation or Standby mode.
Shut Down mode (Boot mode)
When you turn off the power in Shut Down mode, no data is saved and the
computer will boot to the operating system's main screen.
1. If you have entered data, save it to the hard disk or to a diskette.
2. Make sure all disk activity has stopped, then remove the optical disc
drive or floppy drive diskette.
Make sure the Built-in Hard Disk Drive and optical disc drive are off. If
you turn off the power while a disk is being accessed, you can lose data or
damage the disk.