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Resetting the Notebook, power, Shut Down > Restart. - recovery

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Resetting the Notebook Occasionally, Windows or the notebook might stop responding, so that you cannot turn the notebook off. If this happens, try the following in the order listed. Press the power button to restart. • If possible, shut down Windows: press ctrl+alt+del, and then select Shut Down > Restart. If the system will not allow a software shutdown, press and hold down the power button until the display shuts down (about 4 seconds) and then release the power button. Press the power button again to restart. • Use a ballpoint pen or a straightened paper clip to press the reset button on the bottom of the notebook. Figure 1-7. Resetting the Notebook NOTE: To boot from a CD, insert a bootable CD (such as the Recovery CDs) into the CD/DVD drive, then restart. Press esc when the HP logo appears, and then select the CD/DVD drive as the temporary boot device. Service Manual Product Information 1-17

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Service Manual
Product Information
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Resetting the Notebook
Occasionally, Windows or the notebook might stop responding, so that you cannot turn the notebook
off. If this happens, try the following in the order listed. Press the
power
button to restart.
•
If possible, shut down Windows: press
ctrl+alt+del,
and then select
Shut Down > Restart.
If the system will not allow a software shutdown, press and hold down the power button
until the display shuts down (about 4 seconds) and then release the power button. Press the
power
button again to restart.
•
Use a ballpoint pen or a straightened paper clip to press the reset button on the bottom
of the notebook.
Figure 1-7. Resetting the Notebook
NOTE:
To boot from a CD, insert a bootable CD (such as the
Recovery
CDs) into the CD/DVD
drive, then restart. Press
esc
when the HP logo appears, and then select the CD/DVD drive as
the temporary boot device.