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Turning the System On or Off
Turning the System On or Off
Summary This section describes how to turn the system on or off without
damaging any of the system components.
Turning On the
System
Table 2–4 lists the steps that you must follow to turn the system
on.
Table 2–4 Turning On the System
Step Action
1 Set the on/off switch on all peripherals that are
connected to the system unit to the on position.
2 Set the on/off switch on the system unit to the on
position (
!
).
3 Check the results of the power-up tests, if displayed
(see the section entitled OpenVMS and OSF/1 Console
Power-Up Test Displays or Windows NT Firmware
Power-Up Test Displays ).
4 Boot the operating system (see the sections entitled
Booting Windows NT , Booting OpenVMS , or Booting
OSF/1 ).
Turning Off the
System Table 2–5 lists the steps that you must follow to turn the system
off.
Table 2–5 Turning Off the System
Step Action
1 Shut down the operating system, following the
instructions in the operating system documentation.
2 Set the on/off switch on all peripherals that are
connected to the system unit to the off position.
3 Set the on/off switch on the system unit to the off
position (
"
).
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