User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- Contents
- CAUTION: Safety Instructions
- When Using Your Computer
- A Tour of Your Computer
- Setting Up Your Computer
- Using a Battery
- Using the Keyboard and Touch Pad
- Using CDs, DVDs, and Other Multimedia
- Setting Up a Home and Office Network
- Solving Problems
- Finding Solutions
- Accessing Help
- Error Messages
- Video and Display Problems
- Scanner Problems
- Drive Problems
- PC Card Problems
- General Program Problems
- Resolving Other Technical Problems
- If Your Computer Gets Wet
- If You Drop or Damage Your Computer
- Drivers
- Resolving Software and Hardware Incompatibilities
- Using System Restore
- Reinstalling Microsoft® Windows® XP
- Adding and Replacing Parts
- Appendix
- Index
40 Setting Up Your Computer
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Uninterruptible Power Supplies
NOTICE: Loss of power while data is being saved to the hard drive may result in data loss or
file damage.
NOTE: To ensure maximum battery operating time, connect only your computer to a UPS.
Connect other devices, such as a printer, to a separate power strip that provides surge
protection.
A UPS protects against power fluctuations and interruptions. UPS devices contain a battery
that provides temporary power to connected devices when AC power is interrupted. The
battery charges while AC power is available. See the UPS manufacturer documentation for
information on battery operating time and to ensure that the device is approved by
Underwriters Laboratories (UL).
Turning Off Your Computer
NOTICE: To avoid losing data, turn off your computer by performing a Microsoft
®
Windows
®
operating system shutdown, as described next, rather than by pressing the power button.
NOTE: As an alternative to turning off your computer, you can set your computer to enter
standby or hibernate mode. For more information, see the
Tell Me How
help file. To access the
help file, see page 80.
1 Save and close any open files, exit any open programs, click the Start button, and then
click Turn Off Computer.
2 In the Turn off computer window, click Turn o ff .
The computer turns off after the shutdown process finishes.