Turning Off Your Computer - Dell Dimension 8300 Series User Manual

To determine if your computer is using Hyper-Threading technology:
Click the Start button, right-click My Computer, and then click Properties.
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Click Hardware and click Device Manager.
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In the Device Manager window, click the plus (+) sign next to the processor type.
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If Hyper-Threading is enabled, the processor is listed twice.
You can enable or disable Hyper-Threading through the system setup program. For more
information on accessing the system setup program, see page 107. For more information on
Hyper-Threading, search the Knowledge Base on the Dell Support website at
support.dell.com.

Turning Off Your Computer

NOTICE: To avoid losing data, turn off your computer by performing a Microsoft
operating system shutdown, as described next, rather than by pressing the power button.
Save and close any open files, exit any open programs, click the Start button, and then
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click Turn Off Computer.
In the Turn off computer window, click Turn off.
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The computer turns off after the shutdown process finishes.
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