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Resetting Your
Computer
If your computer system should “lock-up”, it may be necessary
to reset the computer. Resetting the computer causes the CPU
to clear its instruction set and the system memory. This ensures
there is no “garbage” left in memory to interfere with new
program information.
There are two basic ways to reset your computer. They are:
CONTROL-ALT-DEL (Keyboard Reset)
Press the CONTROL key and the ALT key at the same
time. While holding these keys down, press the DELETE
key, then release all three keys. This will reset your
computer without running the full self-test diagnostics.
The POWER Switch
Turn the main system POWER switch off, wait ten
seconds, then turn it back on. The computer will then run
the complete self-test diagonistic routine.
Caution!
Any time you RESET your computer, the memory will be
cleared. This will erase any software programs loaded into
the system RAM. You may lose important data or have
problems using your &are after the system re-boots.
Only RESET your system if you are sure that all of your
data has been saved to disk, or there is no other way to
escape a “lockup” condition.
You should now be able to reset your computer if you run into
trouble. At this point, you can complete the installation of
your system by running the SETUP program. For detailed
information on the SETUP program, see the following chapter.
Setting Up Your System
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