6
C H A P T E R
Power Off and On
This chapter tells you how to turn the power off before you service the system and
how to turn the power back on after you have serviced the system.
Powering Off the System
Note – Do not suspend the system prior to removing or replacing any part. You
must power off the system.
1. Become superuser by typing
2. Type your superuser password.
3. Type
machinename% su
password%
machinename# init 0
screen messages
ok
4. Turn off the power to all external units.
External units can include external drives, printers, or other serial or parallel
devices. See the document supplied with each device.
5. Press the Shift and power keys to turn off the system.
See
FIGURE 6-1
.
init 0
. If your system does not have a keyboard, go to Step 1.
.
su
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