Shutting Down Your Computer Safely; Using The Power Saving Modes - Sony VAIO VPCX Series Operating Instructions Manual

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Shutting Down Your Computer Safely

Extending Your Battery Life
When your computer is running on battery power, you can extend your 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 Windows Power Options. See Using the VAIO Power Management
84) for more information.
❑ Set the wallpaper in Long Battery Life Wallpaper Setting as your desktop background with the VAIO Control Center.
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 Click Start and the Shut down button.
3 Respond to any prompts warning you to save documents or to consider other users and wait for the computer to turn off
automatically.
The power indicator light turns off.

Using the Power Saving Modes

You can take advantage of the power management settings to conserve battery life. In addition to the normal operating mode,
your computer has two distinct power saving modes to suit your preference: Sleep and Hibernate.
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