Resetting the Notebook
Occasionally, Windows or the notebook may stop responding, so that you cannot turn the notebook
off. If this happens, try the following in the order listed:
• If possible, shut down Windows: press CTRL+ALT+DEL, then click Shut Down. Press the blue
standby button to restart.
• Slide and hold the power button for about four seconds, until the display shuts down, then press
the blue standby button to restart.
• Insert a straightened paper clip into the system-off switch on the left side of the notebook
(beneath the PC card eject buttons), then press the blue standby button to restart.
Note
To boot from a CD-ROM or DVD drive in the module bay, insert a bootable CD (such as the
Recovery CD, ) into the drive, then restart. Press ESC twice when the HP logo and prompt
appear, then select the CD-ROM/DVD drive as the temporary boot device.
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Product Information
Figure 1-6. Resetting the Notebook
HP OmniBook XE3