Laptop User Manual

Getting Started

Turning off the computer

Pressing the power button before shutting down the Windows

operating system could cause you to lose your work. Make sure the

system indicator panel’s storage drive light and the drive in-use light

are off. If you turn off the power while a disk/disc is being accessed,

you may lose data or damage the disk/disc and/or drive.

It is a good idea to turn off your computer when you are not using it

for a while.

If you are using the computer for the first time, leave the computer

plugged into a power source (even though the computer is off) to

fully charge the main battery.

Options for turning off the computer

Depending on the operating system installed, you have more than

one option available for turning off the computer: Shut down,

Hibernate, and Sleep. Each option has its advantages.

❖ Use the Shut down or Hibernate command if you will not be

using the computer for several days or if you must turn off your

computer.

You must turn off your computer in order to upgrade your

computer’s internal hardware (such as memory).

TECHNICAL NOTE: Before using the Shut down option to turn off

your computer, save your files and make sure all disk/disc activity

lights are off.

If you change your mind and decide to continue working after all,

wait a few seconds before turning the computer on again.

❖ Use the Sleep command to save your work, system settings,

and current state of the desktop to memory, so that when you

turn on the computer again, you will quickly and automatically

return to where you left off.