Turning Off The Hp Firebird; Using Shut Down; Restarting The Hp Firebird - HP Firebird User Manual

Turning Off the HP Firebird

For best results, when using Microsoft Windows Vista, do not shut down the system, except
when you must turn off the power for safety reasons, such as to make repairs, install new
hardware or cards, or change a battery.
As an alternative to shutting down the system, you can lock it or put it into either Sleep or
Hibernate mode, if it is available. You can set the power management timers to put the
computer automatically into Sleep or Hibernate mode.
Sleep and Hibernate modes are power states. Sleep mode saves your work to memory, so
you can resume quickly, and saves your work to the hard disk. The computer then goes to a
reduced-power state. During Sleep mode, the computer hardware light remains on, and the
system is ready to wake quickly and resume your work where you left off. Hibernate mode
saves the system memory to a temporary file on the hard disk and then turns off the
hardware.
Some computers also have a reduced-power state called Away mode. Away mode turns off
the display and mutes the audio, but otherwise keeps the computer operational. During Away
mode, the computer can continue to perform tasks such as recording a scheduled TV program
or streaming video and music files to a remote location.

Using Shut Down

For best results, when using Windows Vista, turn off the system without pressing the power
rocker switch on the front of the computer.
1 Close any open software programs by clicking the X at the upper-right corner of each
program window.
2 Click the Windows Vista start button on the taskbar.
3 Click the Arrow button next to the Lock button.
4 Click Shut Down.
5 Turn off the monitor.

Restarting the HP Firebird

When you restart the HP Firebird, the system clears some settings and starts over using the
operating system and software in its memory. Restarting is the easiest and most effective way
to solve many software issues for the system.
Also, you may want to install additional software programs or hardware devices onto the
computer, and doing so may require that you restart the system after installation.
To restart the HP Firebird:
1 Click the Windows Vista start button on the taskbar.
2 Click the Arrow button next to the Lock button.
3 Click Restart.
Or
Press the Power button on the left side of the badge on the front of the system. Press the Power
button on the left side of the badge to restart.
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