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Shutting Down Your Computer Safely
Extending Your Battery Life
When your computer is running on battery power, you can extend your battery life using the following methods.
❑
Decrease the LCD brightness of your computer screen.
❑
Use the power saving mode. See
Using the Power Saving Modes
for more information.
❑
Change the power saving settings on the Windows
Power Options
. See
Using the VAIO Power Management
❑
Set the wallpaper in
Long Battery Life Wallpaper Setting
as your desktop background with the
VAIO Control Center
.
Shutting Down Your Computer Safely
To avoid losing unsaved data, be sure to shut down your computer properly, as described below.
To shut down your computer
1
Turn off any peripherals connected to the computer.
2
Click
Start
and the
Shut down
button.
3
Respond to any prompts warning you to save documents or to consider other users and wait for the computer to turn off
automatically.
The power indicator light turns off.
Using the Power Saving Modes
You can take advantage of the power management settings to conserve battery life. In addition to the normal operating mode,
your computer has two distinct power saving modes to suit your preference: Sleep and Hibernate.