Setting Up the System 2-5
Wait until a program is finished running before
powering off the system.
Unless absolutely necessary, never power off the system when the system
power lamp is amber or when either the hard drive lamp, diskette drive, or
other device lamp is lit. Information on the device might be lost or
damaged.
4.
Click
Start
on the taskbar, then point to and click
Shut Down
. Selecting Shut Down gives you several choices in the
pop-up submenu. Select
Shut down the computer
, then click
Yes
or press Enter for shut down.
Note
A message appears informing you when it is safe to turn off your
system.
5.
Turn off power to your monitor.
6.
Power off the system by pressing the system unit power button. The
system powers off after a 5- to 10-second delay.
Power-Saving Operation
If the system is running the Windows 95 or Windows 98 operating
system, you can put it in Suspend mode (a power-saving state) by
pressing the suspend button on the front of your unit. This is a convenient
way of conserving energy when you are going to be away from your
system for a short period of time.
The system also goes into Suspend mode when the system has been
inactive, if the power management has been enabled in BIOS, and an
inactivity timeout has been enabled.
The suspend button is below the power button
and above the reset button. Take care to avoid pressing the power or reset
buttons by accident. Accidentally pressing the power or reset buttons can
result in the loss of data.
When the system goes into Suspend mode, it saves data and system status
and then shuts off power to all possible components. Suspend mode lets
you save power without first saving your work.