Starting And Stopping Your Pc - HP Vectra XM 5Series User Manual

STARTING AND STOPPING YOUR PC

Starting Your PC
NOTE
1 Before you start your PC, always switch on the display first.
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 [ESC] to get the
HP Summary Screen. If there is an error in the POST, the error will automatically be displayed.
If you have set a password in the PC's Setup program, the password prompt displays after
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the POST has completed. If the Password prompt is displayed, type your password and
press [ENTER] to be able to use the PC.
If you are starting your PC for the first time, refer to
"Starting the PC for the First Time" in this chapter.
To stop your PC, refer to "Stopping Your PC" in this
chapter.