G e t t i n g S t a r t e d
2/4 OWNER’S HANDBOOK
Shutting down the PC
To shut down the computer safely, do the following:
1.
Wait until all the activity indicators on the front bezel show
‘not busy’.
2.
Turn off any attached peripherals, except for the monitor and
other peripherals that are designed to be kept on permanently.
3a.
In Windows 95/98, click the
Start
button in the taskbar, then
click
Shut Down.
Select
Shutdown the computer
and click
Yes.
You do
not
have to press the P
OWER
button.
3b.
In Windows NT 4.0, click the
Start
button in the taskbar,
then click
Shut Down.
Select
Shutdown the computer
and
click
Yes.
When told that it is safe to do so, press the P
OWER
button to turn off the computer.
3c.
In Windows 3.11 (Windows for Workgroups), click the
File
menu in Program Manager, then click
Exit Windows
. Once
back in MS-DOS, press the P
OWER
button.
3d.
In MS-DOS, or during POST, press the P
OWER
button.
After you shut down the computer, wait at least 5 seconds before
turning it on again. The computer may not initialise itself properly
if you turn it off then on again in quick succession.
Emergency shut down for Windows 95/98
In exceptional circumstances, you can turn off the computer
without shutting down Windows first. To do this, press and hold
down the P
OWER
button for at least four seconds.
(If you press the P
OWER
button while the computer is running
Windows 3.11, Windows NT or MS-DOS or while it is performing
the power-on self-test, the computer turns itself off directly.)
Caution
In an emergency shut down, you may lose any recent changes made to
the files you are currently working on.
