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Learning the Basics
Powering down the computer
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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 three options
to choose from: Turn Off Computer, Standby, and
Hibernation.
TECHNICAL NOTE: Before using any of these options to power
down your computer, save your files and make sure the disk
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.
Using Turn Off Computer or Shut Down
For the Windows XP Professional operating system, follow
these steps to shut down the computer:
1 Click Start, select Turn off computer.
The Turn off computer dialog box appears.
Sample Turn off computer Windows dialog box
NOTE