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If Something Goes Wrong
Problems when you turn on the computer
4
Press
Notepad.
5
Press
some notes describing what you were doing when you
received the message.
6
Save the file and refer to it when you contact the software
manufacturer.
Problems when you turn on the computer
These problems may occur when you turn on the power.
The computer will not start.
Make sure you attach the AC adapter and power cable
properly or that the battery is fully charged.
Press and hold down the power button for a few seconds.
If you are using the AC adapter, check that the wall outlet is
working by plugging in another device, such as a lamp.
The computer starts but when you press a key nothing
happens.
You probably have a software or resource conflict. To clear
the condition, press
Shutdown
Clearing the condition may get the computer running, but it
won't solve a resource conflict. Read the documentation that
came with the conflicting device and
conflict" on page
The computer is not accessing the hard disk or the
diskette drive.
Your computer normally loads the operating system from the
hard disk. If you have a hard disk problem, you will not be
able to start the computer. Insert a system diskette into the
and
simultaneously to paste the details into
Ctrl
v
twice to insert a paragraph break, and type
Enter
Ctrl
, and then
Restart
192.
,
, and
simultaneously, then select
Alt
Del
to reboot the system.
"Resolving a hardware
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