Recommended Tools; Turning Off Your Computer - Dell Vostro 15 – 3546 Owner's Manual

5. Disconnect your computer and all attached devices from their electrical outlets.
6. Close the display and turn the computer upside-down on a flat work surface.
NOTE: To avoid damaging the system board, you must remove the main battery before you
service the computer.
7. Remove the main battery.
8. Turn the computer top-side up.
9. Open the display.
10. Press the power button to ground the system board.
CAUTION: To guard against electrical shock, always unplug your computer from the
electrical outlet before opening the display.
CAUTION: Before touching anything inside your computer, ground yourself by touching an
unpainted metal surface, such as the metal at the back of the computer. While you work,
periodically touch an unpainted metal surface to dissipate static electricity, which could
harm internal components.
11. Remove any installed ExpressCards or Smart Cards from the appropriate slots.

Recommended Tools

The procedures in this document may require the following tools:
• Small flat-blade screwdriver
• #0 Phillips screwdriver
• #1 Phillips screwdriver
• Small plastic scribe

Turning Off Your Computer

CAUTION: To avoid losing data, save and close all open files and exit all open programs before
you turn off your computer.
1. Shut down the operating system:
• In Windows 8.1:
– Using a touch-enabled device:
a. Swipe in from the right edge of the screen, opening the Charms menu and select
Settings.
b. Select the
Or
* On the Home screen, touch the
– Using a mouse:
a. Point to upper-right corner of the screen and click Settings.
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and then select Shut down.
and then select Shut down.