Turning off the power
When you have finished work, follow the steps below to turn off the power
to your computer.
1. If you have entered data, save it to the hard disk or to a diskette.
2. Make sure all disk activity has stopped, then remove any CDs or
diskette.
Make sure the Disk, Slim SelectBay, Disk-In-Use and SD card's
indicators are off. If you turn off the power while a disk is being accessed,
you can lose data or damage the disk.
3. If you are using Windows
computer. From the Turn off computer menu select Turn off or
Standby.
If you are using Windows
From the Shut Down menu select Shut Down or Standby.
Shut Down exits all applications; Standby saves the screen as it is
so you can continue where you left when you turn the power back on.
It is better not to use the power switch to turn off the computer.
4. Turn off the power to any peripheral devices.
Do not turn the computer or devices back on immediately. Wait a moment
to let all capacitors fully discharge.
Restarting the computer
Certain conditions require that you restart the computer system. For
example, if:
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You change certain computer settings.
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An error occurs and the computer does not respond to your keyboard
commands.
There are two ways to restart the computer system:
1. If you are using Windows
computer. From the Turn off computer menu select Restart.
If you are using Windows
From the Shut Down menu select Restart.
2. Press the power button and hold it down for five seconds. Wait 10 to
15 seconds, then turn the power on again by pressing the power
button.
TOSHIBA TE2000
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XP, click start then click Turn off
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2000, click Start and click Shut Down.
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XP, click start then click Turn off
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2000, click Start and click Shut Down.
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