Turning Off The Power; Shut Down Mode; Restarting The Computer; Sleep Mode - Toshiba Satellite C50-B Series User Manual

Turning off the power

The power can be turned off in one of the following modes, either Shut
Down Mode, Sleep Mode or Hibernation Mode.

Shut Down Mode

When you turn off the power in Shut Down Mode, no data will be saved
and the computer will boot to the operating system's main screen the next
time it is turned on.
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Do not turn the computer or peripheral devices back on immediately - wait
a short period to avoid any potential damage.

Restarting the computer

Certain conditions require that you reset the computer, for example if:
If you need to restart the computer, there are two ways this can be
achieved:

Sleep Mode

If you have to interrupt your work, you are able to turn off the power without
exiting from your software by placing the computer into Sleep Mode. In this
mode data is maintained in the computer's main memory so that when you
turn on the power again, you can continue working right where you left off.
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If you have entered data, either save it to the Hard Disk Drive or to
other storage media.
Make sure all disk/disc activity has stopped before removing the disk/
disc.
If you turn off the power while a disk (disc) is being accessed, you may
lose data or damage the disk.
Never turn off the power while an application is running. Doing so
could cause loss of data.
Never turn off the power, disconnect an external storage device or
remove storage media during data read/write. Doing so can cause
data loss.
Click Start and then select Shut down.
Turn off any peripheral devices connected to your computer.
You change certain computer settings.
Click Start. Point to the arrow ( ) beside the Shut down button and
then select Restart.
Press CTRL, ALT and DEL simultaneously (once) to display the menu
window, and then select Restart by clicking the power icon (
lower-right corner.
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