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
The following table lists the steps that you must follow to turn
the system on:
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 system power-up tests and
boot the operating system. See the following sections
for more information.
Turning Off the
System
The following table lists the steps that you must follow to turn
the system off:
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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