Perform the Hard Reset / Forced Reset procedure for your system model / battery type.Disconnect external USB drives, external monitors, other "extra" bits (NOTE: Little Unifier for the keyboard / external mouse can stay).Close all your programs and shut down the notebook.Read the instructions, watch the video: Hard Reset.Power Reset is not harmful to a healthy computer. Power Reset does not wipe out your files nor does it reinstall Windows. This process clears lingering boot instructions from memory and forces the computer to boot clean from the Operating System installed on the computer.įorcing the computer to boot from the Operating System on disk can clear certain types of errors. Start with a Power Reset / Forced Start of the computer.