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Problems when you turn on the computer
These problems may occur when you turn on the power.
The computer will not start.
Make sure you attached the AC adapter and power cable
properly or installed a charged battery.
Press and hold down the power button for a few seconds.
If you are using the AC adapter, check that the wall outlet is
working by plugging in another device, such as a lamp.
The computer starts but, when you press a key, nothing
happens.
You are probably in Standby mode and have a software or
resource conflict. When this happens, turning the power on
returns you to the problem instead of restarting the system.
To clear the condition, press the power button until it turns off
the computer.
Clearing the condition may get the computer running, but it
won't solve a resource conflict. Read the documentation that
came with the conflicting device and
conflict" on page
The computer displays the
message.
The computer was placed in Standby mode and the battery
has discharged. Data stored in the computer's memory has
been lost. Press
To charge the battery, leave the computer plugged into a live
wall outlet for several hours. For more information, see
"Power and the batteries" on page
The computer displays the
message.
Press any key. If this does not resolve then problem, press
, and
Alt
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to continue booting.
Enter
restart the computer.
Del to
If Something Goes Wrong
"Resolving a hardware
WARNING RESUME FAILURE
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Non-System disk
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or
disk error
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