HP Pavilion xu100 HP OmniBook 500 - Startup Guide Revision 3 - Page 29
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Basic Operation Operating Your Computer To reset the computer Occasionally, you may find that Windows or the computer has stopped responding, and will not let you turn the computer off. If this happens, try the following in the order listed. • If possible, shut down Windows: Windows 98 or 2000: press CTRL+ALT+DEL, click Shut Down, and press the blue sleep button to restart. Windows XP: press CTRL+ALT+DEL, then click Shut Down, Restart. -or, if this fails- • Slide and hold the power button for 4 seconds, until the display shuts down, then press the blue sleep button to restart. -or, if this fails- • Insert a straightened paper clip into the system-off switch on the left side of the computer, then press the blue sleep button to restart. To reset an expansion base-and the computer, if docked-insert a straightened paper clip into the reset hole on the bottom of the expansion base. You can also reset the expansion base by undocking the computer and removing all AC and battery power from the base. Startup Guide 29