VAIO Notebook User Guide
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If necessary, adjust the brightness controls for the LCD display as follows:
To decrease brightness, press Fn+F5 then the down or left arrow key.
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To increase brightness, press Fn+F5 then the up or right arrow key.
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Shutting Down Your Computer
To avoid potential loss of data, follow these steps to shut down your computer.
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Click the Start button on the Windows® taskbar.
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Click Shut Down at the bottom of the Start menu to display the Shut Down
Windows dialog box.
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Select Shut Down.
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Click OK.
Respond to any prompts warning you to save documents.
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Wait for your computer to turn off automatically—power indicator turns off.
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Turn off any peripherals connected to your computer.
During a period of inactivity, you can conserve battery life by using Standby mode. See
"Controlling Power Management" .
If you are unable to shut down your computer.
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Close or end all operations as follows:
Close all applications.
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Remove the PC cards.
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Disconnect USB devices.
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Restart the computer. You can restart your computer by pressing
Ctrl+Alt+Delete keys (at the same time).
If you are still unable to shut down the computer, you can press the power button and
hold it for 5 seconds. This operation may result in data loss.
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