Using Your Notebook Computer
Shutting Down Your Computer
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Shutting Down Your Computer
1
Click Shut Down at the bottom of the Start menu to display the Shut Down
Windows dialog box.
2
Select Shut down.
3
Click on OK.
4
Wait for your computer to turn off automatically. The power indicator will turn
off.
5
Turn off any peripheral connected to your computer.
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If you are unable to shut down your computer using the steps described above,
-close all software in use,
-remove the PC cards if inserted,
-disconnect any USB devices,
then shut down the computer.
If the previous steps do not work, see the Troubleshooting section of this User Guide.
During a period of inactivity, you can conserve battery life by using System Suspend mode. See "Controlling
Power Management" in your Software Guide for further details.
!
To avoid potential loss of data,
follow these steps to shut down
your computer.
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Respond to any prompts warning
you to save documents.
