Operating Your Computer; Starting And Stopping The Computer; Starting The Computer - Prestigio Nobile 1510 User Manual

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Operating Your Computer

This chapter provides information about the use of the computer.
If you are new to computers, reading this chapter will help you learn the operating basics. If you are already a computer
user but are new to notebook computers, you may choose to read only the parts containing information unique to your
computer.
Described in this chapter are the operating basics of these components:
* Keyboard
* Touchpad
* Floppy disk drive
* Hard disk drive
* DVD drive
And these features:

* Starting and stopping the computer

* Video features
* Audio features
* Communication features
Starting and Stopping the Computer
There are a number of ways to start and stop the computer.

Starting the Computer

You always start the computer using the power button.
A computer starts up with an operating system (OS) existing on the storage device such as the hard disk and floppy disk.
The computer will automatically load the OS after you turn it on. This process is called booting.
NOTE: An operating system is the platform for all your software application programs to run
on. The most widely used operating system today is Microsoft Windows.
Stopping the Computer
When you finish a working session, you can stop the computer by turning off the power or leaving the computer in
Standby or Hibernation mode:
To stop in this mode... Do this...
Off Follow the shutdown procedure of your operating system.
This can prevent loss of unsaved data or damage to your
software programs.
If the system is locked up because of hardware or software
problems, press the power button to turn off the computer.
PRESTIGIO NOBILE 1510
Description
Glows green when the computer is turned ON.
Blinks green when the computer is in Standby mode.
Glows green to indicate that the computer is ready for WLAN connection.
To start up or resume again
Press the power button.
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