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Shutting Down Your Computer Safely
To check the battery charge capacity
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Click Start, All Programs, and VAIO Control Center.
2
Click Power Management and Battery.
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Additionally, you can enable the battery care function to extend the life of the battery pack.
Extending the Battery Life
When your computer is running on battery power, you can extend the battery life using the following methods.
❑ Decrease the LCD brightness of your computer screen.
❑ Use the power saving mode. See Using the Power Saving Modes
❑ Change the power saving settings on the Power Options. See Using the VAIO Power Management
information.
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For more information on how to extend the battery life, see the help file after following the steps in Checking the Battery Charge Capacity
Shutting Down Your Computer Safely
To avoid losing unsaved data, be sure to shut down your computer properly, as described below.
To shut down your computer
1
Turn off any peripherals connected to the computer.
2
Save your data and close all running software applications.
3
Click Start and the Shut down button.
After a short time, the computer automatically turns off. Make sure the power indicator light turns off.
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