Using Your Notebook Computer | n N 23 |
Shutting Down Your Computer
Sony Notebook Computer User Guide
! To avoid potential loss of data, follow these steps to shut down your computer.
Respond to any prompts warning you to save documents.
Shutting Down Your Computer
1 Click the Start button on the Windows® taskbar.
2 Click Shut Down at the bottom of the Start menu to display the Shut Down Windows dialog box.
3 Select Shut down.
4 Click OK.
5 Wait for your computer to turn off automatically. The power indicator will turn off. 6 Turn off any peripheral connected to your computer.
If you are unable to shut down your computer using the steps described above:
-close all software in use,
-remove the PC cards if inserted,
-disconnect any USB devices, then restart the computer.
If the previous steps do not work, see the Troubleshooting section of this User Guide.
During a period of inactivity, you can conserve battery life by using System Suspend mode. See Controlling Power Management in your Software Guide for further details.