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Sample connecting an optional external USB diskette drive Turning off the computer Using the power switch before shutting down the Windows® operating system could cause you to lose your work. Make sure the system indicator panel’s disk light and the drive-inuse light are off. If you turn off the power while a disk is being accessed, you may lose data or damage the disk and/or drive. It is a good idea to turn 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 main battery. Options for turning off the computer Depending on the operating system installed, you have more than one option available for turning off the computer: Turn Off or Shut Down, Hibernate, and Standby. Each option has its advantages. 64 64 Getting Started Turning off the computer Turn Off or Shut Down Factors to consider when choosing either Turn Off or Shut Down: . Use the Turn Off command if you are using Windows® XP Tablet PC Edition 2005 and are not connected to a domain server. . Use the Shut Down command if you are using Windows® XP Tablet PC Edition 2005 and are connected to a domain server. . If you have work in progress and are not connected to a network, use the Windows® Standby or Hibernate commands to save your system settings so that, when you turn on the computer again, you will automatically return to where you left off. TECHNICAL NOTE: Before using any of these options to shut down or turn off your computer, save your files and make sure the disk activity lights are off. If you change your mind and decide to continue working after all, wait a few seconds before turning the computer on again. Hibernation mode Hibernation mode shuts the computer down completely, but it first saves the current state of the computer to the hard disk. Since Hibernation mode does not require power to maintain the saved information, system settings are retained indefinitely. Factors to consider when choosing Hibernation: . While in Hibernation mode, the computer uses no main battery power. . Because the state of the system is stored on the hard disk, no data is lost if the main battery discharges. Getting Started 65 Turning off the computer . Restarting from Hibernation takes less time and consumes less main battery power than does turning off the computer. . Since information is being retrieved from the hard disk rather than from memory, restarting from Hibernation takes a little more time and consumes more main battery power to start up than when restarting from Standby. . When starting up again, the computer returns to the state in which you left it, including all open programs and files you were using. For information on placing your computer into, and configuring your computer for Hibernation mode, see “U...

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