Sony Notebook
User Guide
Using your notebook
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Shutting down your notebook
It is important that you shut down your computer properly so you do not lose unsaved data.
To shut down your computer, proceed as follows:
1
Click the
Start
button on the Windows
®
taskbar.
2
Click
Turn Off Computer.
The
Turn off computer
dialog box appears.
3
Select
Turn Off
.
4
Wait for your computer to turn off automatically.
The power indicator turns off.
5
Turn off any peripheral connected to your computer.
✍
Respond to any prompts warning you to save documents.
If you are unable to shut down your computer:
- Close all software in use.
- Remove the PC Cards, if inserted. To do so, double-click the
Safely Remove Hardware
icon in the taskbar. Select the hardware you want to unplug
and click
Stop
.
- Disconnect any USB devices.
- Press the <
Ctrl>
+
<Alt>
+
<Delete>
keys at the same time. If you have not changed the default settings, the
Task Manager
will appear. Select
Shut Down
then
Turn Off
.
- Press
<Alt>
+
<F4>
to see the
Turn off computer
window, and click
Turn Off
.
If this does not work, you can press the power button for more than four seconds. This will shut down the computer. This operation may result in data
loss.
If you want to shut down the computer for a short period only, you can save power by using the
Standby
mode or
Hibernate
).
