Resetting The System; Turning On The System At First Start-Up - NEC POWERMATE PRO150 Manual

Resetting the System

Resetting the system:
Clears the system memory
Restarts the power-on self test (POST)
Reinitializes all peripherals
Loads the operating system
There are three ways to reset the system:
Press <Ctrl + Alt + Del>
Press the reset button
Cycle the system power. To do this:
1. Press the power on/off button to turn off system power.
2. Wait at least 20 seconds.
3. Press the power on/off button to turn on system power. The
system powers up and begins the power-on self test (POST).

Turning on the System at First Start-up

To power up the system for the first time, do the following procedure:
1. All connections should be done while the system is off. Connect the
female end of the AC power cord into the AC power input socket at the
rear of the system.
2. Plug the male end of the power cord into a grounded electrical outlet.
3. Connect components such as a keyboard and video monitor.
4. Press the power on/off button (the power light on the front panel will
go on). The system immediately begins the power-on self test (POST).
When you boot the system, the POST checks the settings stored in CMOS
RAM against the actual hardware configuration. During the memory test,
the POST displays the amount of memory that it has tested. The POST can
take up to 30 seconds to complete. If you do not want to wait for the
memory test to complete, you can stop the test after it starts by pressing the
<Esc> key. If you want to go into the Setup program, press the <F1> key
after the POST starts the memory test, but before the system boots up (see
Setup, Chapter 3).
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