Dell Venue 8 Pro User Manual - Page 24

System problem, Problems, Possible causes, Possible solutions, Settings, Power, Restart - hard reset

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System problem Problems Possible causes Possible solutions Tablet does not turn on The battery is completely discharged. 1 Charge the tablet for at least 4 hours. 2 Press and hold the Power button for 2 seconds. Tablet does not turn off Press and hold the Power button for 10 seconds to perform a hard shut down. Tablet locks up Press and hold the Power button for 10 seconds to perform a hard shut down. Tablet is not responding or behaving unexpectedly 1 Reboot the tablet. See Turning Off Your Tablet and Turning On Your Tablet. 2 Refresh the tablet. See Reset your tablet. 3 Contact Dell's support service. See dell.com/support. Tablet cannot boot into Windows Contact Dell's support service. See dell.com/support. Software or feature is not working as expected Software updates may have been downloaded in the background. Restart your tablet by swiping-in from the right edge of the display to access Charms and touch Settings→ Power→ Restart to restart the tablet. 24 | Troubleshooting

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Troubleshooting
System problem
Problems
Possible causes
Possible solutions
Tablet does not turn on
The battery is
completely discharged.
1
Charge the tablet for
at least 4 hours.
2
Press and hold the
Power button for 2
seconds.
Tablet does not turn off
Press and hold the Power
button for 10 seconds
to perform a hard shut
down.
Tablet locks up
Press and hold the Power
button for 10 seconds
to perform a hard shut
down.
Tablet is not responding
or behaving unexpectedly
1
Reboot the tablet.
See
Turning Off Your
Tablet
and
Turning On
Your Tablet
.
2
Refresh the tablet. See
Reset your tablet
.
3
Contact Dell’s support
service. See
dell.com/support
.
Tablet cannot boot into
Windows
Contact Dell’s support
service. See
dell.com/support
.
Software or feature is not
working as expected
Software updates may
have been downloaded
in the background.
Restart your tablet by
swiping-in from the right
edge of the display to
access Charms and touch
Settings
Power
Restart
to restart the tablet.