Quanta Computer Inc IL User Manual

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Getting Started
Switching the Power On
Once…you…have…connected…your…AC…adapter…or…charged…the…internal…lithium…battery,…
power…on…your…notebook…by…pressing…the…Power On/Off button…located…above…the…
keyboard.…To…power…off,…press…the…button…for…four…seconds.
When…you…power…on…your…notebook,…it…will…perform…a…power…on…self…test…(POST)…to…
check the internal hardware and configuration. If a fault is found, your computer 
makes…a…warning…sound…or…displays…an…error…message.…Depending…on…the…nature…of…
the…problem,…you…may…be…able…to…continue…by…starting…the…operating…system…or…by…en-
tering…the…BIOS…setup…utility…and…revising…the…settings.…After…satisfactory…completion…
of…the…POST,…your…notebook…loads…the…installed…operating…system.
Never turn off your notebook during the POST, as an unrecoverable error 
may occur.