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1 Setting Up and Using Your PC Starting and Stopping Your PC Starting and Stopping Your PC NOTE If you are starting your PC for the first time, refer to "Starting the PC for the First Time", on page 9. To stop your PC, refer to "Stopping Your PC", on page 11. Starting Your PC 1 Before you start your PC, first switch on the display. 2 Start your PC in one of these ways: • press the power button on the front panel • press the space bar. When you switch on the computer, the computer carries out the Power-On-Self-Test (POST) while the Vectra logo is displayed. If you wish to view the POST details, press to get the HP Summary Screen. If there is an error in the POST, the error will automatically be displayed. For details, refer to "The HP Summary Screen", on page 40. 3 If you have set a password in the PC's Setup program, the password prompt displays after the POST has completed. If the Password prompt is displayed, type your password and press to be able to use the PC. 8 English

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1
Setting Up and Using Your PC
Starting and Stopping Your PC
8
English
Starting and Stopping Your PC
NOTE
If you are starting your PC for the first time, refer to
"Starting the PC
for the First Time", on page 9. To stop your PC, refer to
"Stopping Your
PC", on page 11.
Starting Your PC
1
Before you start your PC, first switch on the display.
2
Start your PC in one of these ways:
•
press the power button on the front panel
•
press the space bar.
When you switch on the computer, the computer carries out the
Power-On-Self-Test (POST) while the Vectra logo is displayed. If
you wish to view the POST details, press
to get the HP
Summary Screen. If there is an error in the POST, the error will
automatically be displayed. For details, refer to
"The HP Summary
Screen", on page 40.
3
If you have set a password in the PC’s
Setup
program, the password
prompt displays after the POST has completed. If the Password
prompt is displayed, type your password and press
to be
able to use the PC.