Turning On Your Computer; Turning Off Your Computer; Power Problems - Dell SmartPC 200N Owner's Manual

HINT: See the Tell Me
How help file for
information on standby
mode. To access the help
file, click the Start
button, click Help and
Support, click User's
Guides, and then click Tell
Me How.
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Turning On Your Computer

Press the power button (labeled

Turning Off Your Computer

NOTICE: Turn off your computer by first shutting down your Microsoft
®
Windows operating system. Otherwise, you may lose data.
Save and close any open files, exit any open programs, click the Start
1
button, and then click Turn Off Computer.
In the Turn off computer window, click Turn off.
2
The computer turns off after the shutdown process finishes.

Power Problems

C
H E C K T H E P O W E R L I G H T
computer has power. If the power light is blinking, the computer is in standby
mode—press the power button to exit standby mode. If the light is off, press the
power button to turn on the computer.
C
H A R G E T H E B A T T E R Y
Reinstall the battery.
1
Use the AC adapter to connect the computer to an electrical outlet.
2
Turn on the computer.
3
T
E S T T H E E L E C T R I C A L O U T L E T
working by testing it with another device, such as a lamp.
C A C
H E C K T H E A D A P T E R
the AC adapter has a light, ensure that the light is on.
C
O N N E C T T H E C O M P U T E R D I R E C T L Y T O A N E L E C T R I C A L O U T L E T
Bypass power protection devices, power strips, and the extension cable to verify
that the computer turns on.
) to turn on the computer.
— When the power light is lit or blinking, the
— The battery charge may be depleted.
— Ensure that the electrical outlet is
— Check the AC adapter cable connections. If
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