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CHAPTER 3: Setting Up and Getting Started To put your notebook into hibernation: • Click (Start), click the arrow next to the lock icon, then click Hibernate. The notebook saves your session and shuts down to save power. To turn off your notebook: • Click (Start), click the arrow next to the lock icon, then click Shut Down. The notebook turns off. Important If for some reason you cannot use the Shut Down option in Windows to turn off your notebook, press and hold the power button for about five seconds, then release it. Restarting (rebooting) your notebook If your notebook does not respond to keyboard, touchpad, or mouse input, you may have to close programs that are not responding. If closing unresponsive programs does not restore your notebook to normal operation, you may have to restart (reboot) your notebook. To close unresponsive programs on your notebook: 1 Press CTRL+ALT+DEL. 2 Click Start Task Manager. The Windows Task Manager dialog box opens. 3 Click the program that is not responding. 4 Click End Task. 5 Click X in the top-right corner of the Windows Task Manager dialog box. 22

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CHAPTER
3
: Setting Up and Getting Started
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To put your notebook into hibernation:
•
Click
(
Start
), click the arrow next to the lock icon,
then click
Hibernate
. The notebook saves your session
and shuts down to save power.
To turn off your notebook:
•
Click
(
Start
), click the arrow next to the lock icon,
then click
Shut Down
. The notebook turns off.
Restarting (rebooting) your
notebook
If your notebook does not respond to keyboard, touchpad, or
mouse input, you may have to close programs that are not
responding. If closing unresponsive programs does not
restore your notebook to normal operation, you may have to
restart (reboot) your notebook.
To close unresponsive programs on your notebook:
1
Press
C
TRL
+A
LT
+D
EL
.
2
Click
Start Task Manager
. The
Windows Task Manager
dialog box opens.
3
Click the program that is not responding.
4
Click
End Task
.
5
Click
X
in the top-right corner of the
Windows Task
Manager
dialog box.
Important
If for some reason you cannot use the Shut Down option in
Windows to turn off your notebook, press and hold the power button
for about five seconds, then release it.