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Learning the Basics
Powering down the computer
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To use a dial-up connection, have your network administrator
configure your computer for the network and supply you with
the telephone number for the dial-up connection. To set up
the network connection, use the Dial-Up Networking Wizard:
1 Click Start and point to All Programs.
2 Point to Accessories, then to Communications.
3 Click Network Setup Wizard or Network
Connections.
4 Follow the on-screen instructions.
The computer connects with the network.
Powering down the computer
Pushing the power button before shutting down the Windows
®
operating system could cause you to lose your work. Make
sure the system indicator panel’s disk light and the drive-in-
use light are off. If you turn off the power while a disk is being
accessed, you may lose data or damage the disk and/or drive.
When you power down the computer, you have a number of
options to choose from:
❖ Turn Off or Shut down, which power off the computer
❖ Hibernation, which saves the current operating state to
the hard disk and powers off the computer
❖ Standby, which saves the current operating state to
memory and enters a low power mode
❖ Restart, which restarts the computer