Getting Started 1-7
Turning On and Off the Tablet PC
Turning On
1. Make sure that the tablet PC is connected to AC power or the battery
has power.
2. Press the power button (
).
3. Each time the tablet PC is turned on, it performs a Power-On Self Test
(POST), and the operating system Windows XP Tablet PC edition should
start (may support Windows Vista Business and Ultimate in the future).
Turning Off
To turn off the tablet PC power, use the “Shut Down” command of your
operating system.
NOTE: There are other ways you can stop the tablet PC so that you will be back to
where you left off when you next turn on the tablet PC. (See “Stopping the Tablet
PC” in Chapter 2 for information.)
CAUTION: If you have to turn the tablet PC on again immediately after turning it
off, wait for at least five seconds. Turning the tablet PC off and on rapidly can
damage it.