1.
If you ha ve e nte re d da ta , e ithe r s a ve it to the Ha rd Dis k Drive or to
othe r s tora ge me dia .
2.
Ma ke s ure a ll dis k/dis c a ctivity ha s s toppe d be fore re moving the dis k/
dis c.
If you turn off the powe r while a dis k (dis c) is be ing a cce s s e d, you ma y
los e da ta or da ma ge the dis k.
Ne ve r turn off the powe r while a n a pplica tion is running. Doing s o
could ca us e los s of da ta .
Ne ve r turn off the powe r, dis conne ct a n e xte rna l s tora ge de vice or
re move s tora ge me dia during da ta re a d/write . Doing s o ca n ca us e
da ta los s .
3.
Click the S e ttin g s cha rm.
4.
Click P o we r a nd the n s e le ct S h u t d o wn .
5.
Turn off a ny pe riphe ra l de vice s conne cte d to your compute r.
Do not turn the compute r or pe riphe ra l de vice s ba ck on imme dia te ly - wa it
a s hort pe riod to a void a ny pote ntia l da ma ge .
R e s t a r t in g t h e c o m p u t e r
Ce rta in conditions re quire tha t you re s e t the compute r, for e xa mple if:
You cha nge ce rta in compute r s e ttings .
If you ne e d to re s ta rt the compute r, the re a re two wa ys this ca n be
a chie ve d:
In the S e ttin g s cha rm, click P o we r a nd the n s e le ct Re s ta rt.
P re s s CTRL, ALT a nd DEL s imulta ne ous ly (once ) to dis pla y the me nu
window, a nd the n s e le ct Re s ta rt by clicking the powe r icon (
) in the
lowe r-right corne r.
S le e p Mo d e
If you ha ve to inte rrupt your work, you a re a ble to turn off the powe r without
e xiting from your s oftwa re by pla cing the compute r into S le e p Mode . In this
mode da ta is ma inta ine d in the compute r's ma in me mory s o tha t whe n you
turn on the powe r a ga in, you ca n continue working right whe re you le ft off.
Whe n you ha ve to turn off your compute r a boa rd a n a ircra ft or in pla ce s
whe re e le ctronic de vice s a re re gula te d or controlle d, a lwa ys comple te ly
s hut down the compute r. This include s turning off a ny wire le s s
communica tion functiona litie s , a nd ca nce lling s e ttings tha t re a ctiva te the
compute r a utoma tica lly, s uch a s a time r re cording function. Fa ilure to
comple te ly s hut down the compute r in this wa y could a llow the ope ra ting
s ys te m to re a ctiva te a nd run pre -progra mme d ta s ks or pre s e rve uns a ve d
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