Quick Reference Guide
Table Of Contents
- Contents
- About This Reference
- Checking Out Your Notebook
- Setting Up and Getting Started
- Working safely and comfortably
- Connecting the AC adapter
- Connecting the dial-up modem
- Connecting to a broadband modem or network
- Starting your convertible notebook
- Turning off your convertible notebook
- Restarting (rebooting) your convertible notebook
- Using the status indicators
- Using the keyboard
- Using the tablet control buttons
- Using the fingerprint reader
- Using the EZ Pad touchpad
- Using the display
- Using the digital pen
- Using the touch sensitive screen feature
- Adjusting the volume
- Turning your wireless radio on or off
- Using Drives and Accessories
- Managing Power
- Traveling with Your Notebook
- Maintaining Your Notebook
- Caring for your convertible notebook
- Cleaning your convertible notebook
- Maintaining the battery
- Cleaning CDs or DVDs
- Recovering your system
- Upgrading Your Notebook
- Troubleshooting
- Safety guidelines
- First steps
- Troubleshooting
- Audio
- Batteries
- Digital pen
- Diskette drive (external)
- Display
- DVD drives
- Ethernet
- File management
- Fingerprint reader
- Hard drive
- Internet
- Keyboard
- Media Center
- Memory
- Memory card reader
- Modem (cable or DSL)
- Modem (dial-up)
- Mouse
- Networks (wired)
- Networks (wireless)
- Passwords
- PC Cards
- Pointing device
- Power
- Printer
- Sound
- Status indicators
- Touchpad or pointing device
- Video
- Telephone support
- Legal Information
- Index
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To turn off your convertible notebook:
• Click or tap (Start), click or tap the arrow next to
the lock icon, then click or tap Shut Down. The
convertible notebook turns off.
Restarting (rebooting) your
convertible notebook
If your convertible notebook does not respond to keyboard,
touchpad, digital pen, touch screen, or mouse input, you may
have to close programs that are not responding. If closing
unresponsive programs does not restore your convertible
notebook to normal operation, you may have to restart
(reboot) your convertible notebook.
To close unresponsive programs on your convertible
notebook:
1 Press CTRL+ALT+DEL.
-OR-
Press the Windows Security button . For more
information, see “Using the tablet control buttons” on
page 32.
2 Click or tap Start Task Manager. The Windows Task
Manager dialog box opens.
3 Click or tap the program that is not responding.
4 Click or tap End Task.
5 Click or tap X in the top-right corner of the Windows
Task Manager dialog box.
Important
If for some reason you cannot use the Shut Down option in
Windows to turn off your convertible notebook, press and hold the
power button for about five seconds, then release it.