Powering Off The Computer; Closing The Display Panel - Toshiba M205-S810 - Portege - Pentium M 1.5 GHz User Manual

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Getting Started

Powering off the computer

Powering off the computer
It's a good idea to power off your computer when you are not
using it for a while.
If you are using the computer for the first time, leave the
computer plugged into a power source (even though the
computer is off) to fully charge the battery. When the battery
light glows green, the battery is fully charged.
Guidelines for powering off the computer:
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If you have work in progress and if you are not connected
to a network, use the Hibernate command to save your
system settings to the hard disk so that, when you turn on
the computer again, you automatically return to where
you left off.
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To leave the computer off for a longer period, power
down the computer. The Windows
operating system uses the Shut down command to power
down the computer if you are connected to a Windows
network server (domain server) or the Turn Off command
if you are not.
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When the hard disk drive light on the system indicator
panel is on, do not turn off the power. Doing so may
damage your hard disk.
For more information, see
page 145.

Closing the display panel

When you are finished using the computer, power off and
close the display panel to keep dust and dirt out of the
computer.
If you close the display panel while the computer is still on,
one of these actions will occur:
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XP Tablet PC Edition
"Powering down the computer" on
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