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Power and Power-Up Modes

4. Ensure the battery release latch(1) is moved into its locked position.

Securing the battery pack

Starting the computer by password

To start up the computer with the user password, follow these steps:

1. Turn on the power as described in Chapter 3, Getting Started. The

following message appears:

Password =

2. Enter the password.

3. Press Enter.

Battery pack

Battery release latch(1)

At this point, the hotkeys Fn + F1 to F9 do not work. They will function after
you enter the password.

If you enter the password incorrectly three times in a row, the computer
shuts off. In this case, you must turn the computer back on to retry
password entry.