1-8 Getting Started3. Each time the computer is turned on, it performs a Power-On SelfTest (POST), and the operating system such as Windows shouldstart.Turning OffTo turn off the computer power, use the “Shut Down” command of youroperating system.NOTE: There are other ways you can stop the computer so that you will be back towhere you left off when you next turn on the computer. (See “Stopping the Computer”in Chapter 2 for information.)CAUTION: If you have to turn the computer on again immediately after turning it off,wait for at least five seconds. Turning the computer off and on rapidly can damage it.
