VAIO Notebook User Guide
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If necessary, adjust the brightness controls for the LCD display:
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Decrease brightness, press Fn+F5 and then the down or left arrow key.
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Increase brightness, press Fn+F5 and then the up or right arrow key.
Shutting Down Your Computer
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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.
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Click OK.
5
Wait for your computer to turn off automatically—power indicator turns off.
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Turn off any peripherals connected to your computer.
If you are unable to shut down your computer:
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Close or end all operations:
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close all applications
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remove the PC cards
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disconnect USB devices
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end Infrared Communication
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Then, restart the computer. You can restart your computer by pressing
Ctrl+Alt+Delete keys (at the same time).
To avoid potential loss of data, follow these steps to shut down your computer.
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Respond to any prompts warning you to save documents.
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During a period of inactivity, you can conserve battery life by using System Suspend
mode. See “Controlling Power Management” in the online manual “Customizing Your
VAIO® Notebook” .
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If you are still unable to shut down the computer, you can press the power button and
hold it for four seconds. This operation may result in data loss.