Turning Off Your Computer - Dell Latitude 3350 Owner's Manual

5. Disconnect your computer and all attached devices from their electrical outlets.
6. Close the display and turn the computer upside-down on a flat work surface.
NOTE: To avoid damaging the system board, you must remove the main battery before you
service the computer.
7. Remove the main battery.
8. Turn the computer top-side up.
9. Open the display.
10. Press the power button to ground the system board.
CAUTION: To guard against electrical shock, always unplug your computer from the
electrical outlet before opening the display.
CAUTION: Before touching anything inside your computer, ground yourself by touching an
unpainted metal surface, such as the metal at the back of the computer. While you work,
periodically touch an unpainted metal surface to dissipate static electricity, which could
harm internal components.
11. Remove any installed ExpressCards or Smart Cards from the appropriate slots.

Turning off your computer

CAUTION: To avoid losing data, save and close all open files and exit all open programs before
you turn off your computer.
1. Turning off your computer:
• In Windows 10 (using a touch enabled device or mouse):
1. Click or tap
2. Click or tap
• In Windows 8 (using a touch enabled device):
1. Swipe in from the right edge of the screen, opening the Charms menu and select Settings.
2. Tap and then tap Shut down
• In Windows 8 (using a mouse):
1. Point to upper-right corner of the screen and click Settings.
2. Click and then click Shut down.
• In Windows 7:
1. Click Start.
2. Click Shut Down.
or
1. Click Start.
2. Click the arrow in the lower-right corner of the Start menu and then click Log off.
2. Ensure that the computer and all attached devices are turned off. If your computer and attached
devices did not automatically turn off when you shut down your operating system, press and hold
the power button for about 6 seconds to turn them off.
6
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and then click or touch Shut down.