Turning Your Notebook On; Turning Your Notebook Off; Logging Off - Gigabyte W552U User Manual

2 Operating Your Notebook

2.1.1 Turning Your Notebook On

You can configure the computer to start from a specific drive, such as a CD-ROM,
an external floppy disk, or even an external device. See Chapter 6 BIOS Setup
Program.
Press the power button
Do not turn off the computer until the operating system has loaded completely.
Turning the computer off during its initial startup will result in an error the next
time you start your notebook.

2.1.2 Turning Your Notebook Off

The security and networking features available in Microsoft Windows XP
Professional operating system are not available in Windows XP Home Edition.
You will see different security and networking options between the two editions.
Save and close any open files, exit any open programs.
Click Start > Turn Off Computer > Turn Off.
Your notebook will automatically turn off after the shutdown process is finished.
You can configure Windows XP to shut down or go into sleep mode by pressing the
power button. Open the Control Panel: Power Options – Advanced dialog box to
do this.

2.1.3 Logging Off

With Microsoft Windows XP, multiple users can access a single computer with their own,
personal settings. Using their own password, each user logs on to the computer, meaning
other users cannot access their settings or files. To log off:
Save and close any open files, exit any open programs, click Start > Log Off > Log Off.
To switch users, click Start > Log Off > Switch User.
Using Fast User Switching, programs that previous users were running remain running in
the background. This means a possible slower computer response. It may also stop
multimedia programs, including games and DVD software, from running.
Fast User Switching does not work if your notebook is running Windows XP
Professional and is a member of a computer domain or if the notebook has less than
128 MB of memory.
You can set up Fast User Switching in the Control Panel dialog box, under User
Accounts: Change the way users log on or off.
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to turn on your notebook.