Taking Your Notebook Pc With You; Disconnecting From The Desktop; Moving Around; Preparing The Computer - Acer TravelMate C200 Series User Manual

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Taking your notebook PC with you

This section gives you tips and hints to consider when moving around or
traveling with your computer.

Disconnecting from the desktop

Follow these steps to disconnect your computer from external accessories:
1 Save any open files.
2 Remove any media, floppy disks or compact disks from the drive(s).
3 Shut down the computer.
4 Close and latch the display unit.
5 Disconnect the cord from the AC adapter.
6 Disconnect the keyboard, pointing device, printer, external monitor and
other external devices.
7 Disconnect the Kensington lock if you are using one to secure the
computer.

Moving around

When you are just moving within short distances, for example, from your office
desk to a meeting room.

Preparing the computer

Click on Start, Turn Off Computer, then click on Turn Off (Windows XP).
Or:
You can put the computer in Sleep mode by pressing <Fn> + <F4>. Then close
and latch the display.
When you are ready to use the computer again, press and release the power
button.
Note: If the Sleep indicator is off, the computer has entered
Hibernation mode and is turned off. If the power indicator is off
but the Sleep indicator is on, the computer has entered Sleep
mode. In both cases, press and release the power button to turn
the computer back on. Note that the computer may enter
Hibernation mode after being in Sleep mode for a period of time.