21Restarting (rebooting) your notebookwww.gateway.comRestarting (rebooting) yournotebookIf your notebook does not respond to keyboard or touchpad input, you mayhave to close programs that are not responding. If closing unresponsiveprograms does not restore your notebook to normal operation, you may haveto restart (reboot) your computer.To close unresponsive programs and restart your computer:1 Press C TRL +A LT +D EL. A window opens that lets you close a program thatis not responding.2 Click the program that is not responding.3 Click End Task.4 If your notebook does not respond, turn it off, wait ten seconds and turnit on again.As a part of the regular startup process, a program to check the disk statusruns automatically. When the checks are finished, Windows starts.Important If your notebook does not turn off immediately, completethe following steps until the notebook turns off:1 Press and hold the power button for about five seconds,then release it.2 Remove AC power and the battery for more than10 seconds.
