Select Start > Turn Off Computer > Turn Off.

NOTE: If you have been registered to a network domain, the button you click will be called Shut Down instead of Turn Off Computer.

If the computer is unresponsive and you are unable to use the preceding shutdown procedures, try the following emergency procedures in the sequence provided:

Press and hold the power button for at least 5 seconds.

Disconnect the computer from external power and remove the battery.

Setting power options

Using power-saving states

The computer has one power-saving state enabled at the factory: Standby.

When Standby is initiated, the power lights blink and the screen clears. Your computer is disconnected from the network.

CAUTION: To prevent possible audio and video degradation, loss of audio or video playback functionality, or loss of information, do not initiate Standby while reading from a disc or an external media card.

NOTE: Hibernation is disabled at the factory.

NOTE: You cannot initiate any type of networking connection or perform any computer functions while the computer is in Standby.

Initiating and exiting Standby

NOTE: Power settings and timeouts can be changed in Power Options.

With the computer on, you can initiate Standby in any of the following ways:

Press fn+f3.

Click Start > Turn Off Computer > Stand By. If Stand by is not displayed, follow these steps:

a.Click the down arrow.

b.Click Stand by from the list.

c.Click OK.

To exit Standby:

Press the power button.

When the computer exits Standby, the power lights turn on and your work returns to the screen where you stopped working.

NOTE: If you have set a password to be required when the computer exits Standby, you must enter your Windows password before your work will return to the screen.

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