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See "Power Menu" in Chapter 2 for information about
setting the Suspend mode in Setup.
System Reset
A system reset restarts your computer after it is powered
on. You might need to restart your system if your system
power is on and you have trouble using your computer.
moves information from RAM disks, volatile system
memory, and application programs. Information
saved in files on disk, like program and data files,
are not usually affected by a system reset.
You can reset the system in two ways:
sary, do not reset the system when the power lamp
is amber or when the hard disk lamp or diskette
drive busy lamp is on. Information on the hard disk
or diskette might be lost or damaged.
With a "warm boot."
Press and hold Ctrl, Alt, and Del. When all three keys
are pressed, the system resets.
A warm boot is a software reset. A warm boot clears
volatile system memory and reloads the operating
system.
With a "cold boot."
Turn the power off using the system unit power switch,
wait at least five seconds, and then turn the power on.
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