11
Getting to Know Your LifeBook
Windows XP
1. Click the
Start
button, and then click
Shut
Down
.
2. Select the
Restart
option from within the
Windows Shut Down dialog box.
3. Click
OK
to restart your notebook. Your
notebook will shut down and then reboot.
Turning off your LifeBook notebook without
exiting Windows or turning on your notebook
within 10 seconds of the notebook being shut
off may cause an error when you start the next
time.
POWER OFF
Before turning off the power, check that the hard
drive/ optical drive access indicator is off. If you
turn off the power while accessing a disk there is
a risk of data loss. To ensure that your notebook
shuts down without error, use the Windows shut
down procedure.
Be sure to close all files, exit all applications, and
shut down your operating system prior to turning
off the power. If files are open when you turn the
power off, you will lose any changes that have not
been saved, and may cause disk errors.
Using the correct procedure to shut down from
Windows allows your notebook to complete
its operations and turn off power in the proper
sequence to avoid errors. The proper sequence
is:
1. Click the
Start
button, and then click
Shut
Down
.
2. Select the
Shut Down
option from within the
Windows Shut Down dialog box.
3. Click
OK
to shut down your notebook.
If you are going to store your notebook for a
month or more see Care and Maintenance
Section.
