Toshiba M400 User Guide

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User’s Manual
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Getting Started
2. Slide and hold the computer’s power button.
Turning on the power
Starting up for the first time
When you first turn on the power, the computer’s initial screen is the 
Microsoft Windows XP Startup Screen Logo. Follow the on-screen 
directions for each screen. During setup, you can click the Back button to 
return to the previous screen. 
Turning off the power
The power can be turned off in one of the following modes: Shut down 
(Boot), Hibernation or Standby Mode.
Shut Down mode (Boot mode)
When you turn off the power in Shut Down mode no data is saved and the 
computer will boot to the operating system’s main screen.
1. If you have entered data, save it to the hard disk or to a storage media.
2. Make sure all disk (disc) activity has stopped, then remove the 
CD/DVDs or floppy disk.
3. Click start then click Turn Off Computer. From the
 Turn Off 
Computer 
menu select Turn Off.
Power button
Be sure to read the
 Windows End User License Agreement 
display carefully.
Make sure the hard disk drive and Ultra Slim Bay module indicators are 
off. If you turn off the power while a disk (disc) is being accessed, you 
can lose data or damage the disk.
Never turn off the power while an application is running. Doing so could 
cause loss of data.
Never turn off the power, disconnect an external storage device or 
remove storage media during data read/write. Doing so can cause data 
loss.