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Using Your Notebook Computer
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Shutting Down Your Computer
!To avoid potential loss of data, follow these steps to shut down your computer.
1Click the Start button on the Windows 98 taskbar.
2Click Shut Down at the bottom of the Start menu to display the Shut Down Windows dialog box.
3Select Shut down.
4Click OK.
✍Respond to any prompts warning you to save documents.
5Wait for your computer to turn off automatically. The power indicator (green) turns off.
6Turn off any peripherals connected to your computer.
✍If you are unable to shut down your computer using the steps described above, press the Ctrl+Alt+Delete keys at the same time to restart the computer. If you are unable to restart the computer in this way, you can slide the power switch forward and hold for four seconds. This operation may result in data loss.
During a period of inactivity, you can conserve battery life by using System Suspend mode. See “Controlling Power Management” in the online document Customizing Your VAIO® Notebook Computer.