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8.
Press the Enter key. The Setup Confirmation window appears.
9.
Select Yes, and press the Enter key.
10. Select Exit (Save Changes), then press the Enter key. The Setup Confirmation window appears.
11. Select Yes, then press the Enter key. The notebook restarts.
If your notebook continues to display the message "Operating system not found," and Windows does not start, use your
supplied System Recovery CD to restore the software titles shipped with your notebook. See
for more information.
Caution:
The System Recovery CD restores your notebook to its original state, therefore user data and applications will be lost.
My notebook stops responding or does not shut down.
It is best to shut down your notebook using the Shut Down command on the Windows Start menu. Using other methods,
including those listed here, may result in loss of unsaved data.
Try restarting the notebook. On the Windows taskbar, click Start and select Shut Down. Use the drop-down arrow
to select Restart, and click OK.
If the notebook does not restart, press the Ctrl+Alt+Delete keys simultaneously, and then click Shut Down on the
Windows Security screen.
If the previous step does not work, press and hold the power button for at least four seconds. This turns off the
power.
If your notebook stops responding while playing a CD or DVD, stop the CD/DVD, restart the notebook by pressing
the Ctrl+Alt+Delete keys simultaneously, and then clicking Shut Down on the Windows Security screen.
Unplug the notebook from the AC adapter and remove the battery pack from your notebook.
Note:
Pressing the Ctrl+Alt+Delete keys simultaneously or turning off the notebook with the power switch may result in data loss
in files that are currently open.
The power m anagem ent setting is not responding.
Your notebook's operating system may become unstable if it is interrupted or if you attempt to make changes before the
notebook completely enters a lower power state, such as Hibernate.
To restore the notebook to its normal operating stability:
1.
Close all open applications.
2.
Restart the notebook by clicking Start on the Windows
®
taskbar and selecting Shut Down. Use the
drop-down arrow to select Restart, and click OK.
Note:
If this procedure does not work, press and hold the power button for four seconds or longer to shut down the notebook.
The sound of m y notebook's fan is too loud.
Use the PowerPanel utility to change the Thermal Control Strategy setting to Quiet. This setting slows down the CPU
speed. See PowerPanel Help for more information.
Why does the System Properties dialog box display a slower CPU speed than adv ertised?
Your computer uses speed-controlling technology. The System Properties dialog box may display the CPU's current
speed rather than the maximum speed.
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