Turning the computer off

Since the procedures to turn the computer off may differ depending on the installed operating system, please turn the computer off according to the procedures for the purchased operating system.

1 Click the Startbutton on the taskbar.

2

▶ For Windows 7

 

Click Shut down

to shut down the

computer.

▶For Windows Vista

Click on Start > and then click on Shut

Down as shown in the figure below to shut the computer down.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

Power Button

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Using the Power button in Windows Vista

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

2

 

For Windows Vista, the Power button is set to power

 

 

 

 

 

saving mode. Therefore, if you click Start > Power

 

 

 

 

 

button

, the computer enters power saving

 

 

 

 

 

mode.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Save all your data before clicking on Shut down.

 

To shut down the computer by clicking this icon, refer to

 

 

 

 

 

the descriptions for Setting up Start menu power button

 

 

 

 

 

of the Control Panel.

 

 

 

 

If the system cannot be shut down due to a system error, turn it off by pressing and holding the Power Button for a minimum of 4 seconds.

Please note that turning the computer off by this method may cause a system problem. Thereafter, when turning the computer back on, the disk checking program may launch to check for and correct any disk errors.

49