After a short time, your VAIO computer automatically turns off. If the computer is equipped with the power indicator, the green power indicator light turns off.
Note
An improper shutdown may cause loss of unsaved data or cause your VAIO computer to malfunction.
To disconnect your VAIO computer completely from an AC power source, turn off the computer, and then unplug the power cord from the AC outlet.
Hint
If you select Shut down while holding down the Shift key in step 4, you can place your VAIO computer into the minimum power consumption state (ACPI S5 mode). In this case, the fast boot function is temporarily disabled on the next
Restarting Your VAIO Computer
After changing the settings or installing an app on your VAIO computer, you may be required to restart the computer.
1.Save your data and close all running apps.
2.Open the charms and select theSettings charm. (See Opening the Charms to open the charms.)
3.Select
Power and Restart. Your VAIO computer will restart.
Using Sleep Mode
In Sleep mode, you can step away from your VAIO computer while retaining the computer’s state including data you are working on.
To activate Sleep mode
1.Open the charms and select theSettings charm. (See Opening the Charms to open the charms.)
2.SelectPower and Sleep.
To return to Normal mode
1. Press the(Power) button.
Note
If you press and hold down the
(Power) button for more than 4 or 10 seconds, your VAIO computer will turn off automatically. Doing this will erase all unsaved data.
By default, your VAIO computer automatically enters Hibernate mode when the battery pack