Resetting the Notebook Occasionally, Windows or the notebook may stop responding, so that you cannot turn the notebook off. If this happens, try the following in the order listed: • If possible, shut down Windows: press CTRL+ALT+DEL, then click Shut Down. Press the blue standby button to restart. • Slide and hold the power button for about four seconds, until the display shuts down, then press the blue standby button to restart. • Insert a straightened paper clip into the system-off switch on the left side of the notebook (beneath the PC card eject buttons), then press the blue standby button to restart. Figure 1-6.
Resetting the Notebook To boot from a CD-ROM or DVD drive in the module bay, insert a bootable CD (such as the Recovery CD,) into the drive, then restart. Press ESC twice when the HP logo and prompt appear, then select the CD-ROM/DVD drive as the temporary boot device. Note 1-10 Product Information HP OmniBook XE3