# User Guide

# Personal Computer E SeriesSVE14A3

## Power

- Restarting Your VAIO Computer
  After changing the settings or installing an app on your VAIO computer, you may be required to restart the computer.
- Shutting Down Your VAIO Computer
  Properly shut down your VAIO computer to avoid losing unsaved data.
- Using Sleep Mode
  In Sleep mode, all unnecessary devices of your VAIO computer are turned off, though some devices stay on to retain the computer’s state including data you are working on. Sleep mode is useful when you take a short rest, for example.
- Entering Sleep Mode, Shutting Down, or Restarting
  You can place your VAIO computer into Sleep mode or shut down/restart the computer by following these steps.

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### You might be looking for the following topics:

- What should I do if my VAIO computer does not turn on (the power indicator light does not turn on in green)?
- What should I do if my VAIO computer does not enter Hibernate mode?
- Why does my VAIO computer automatically turn off?
- What should I do if I cannot turn off my VAIO computer?
- What should I do if the power indicator light turns on in green when I press the power button but the screen remains blank?
- What should I do if my VAIO computer does not turn on or the power button does not work (the power indicator light blinks fast)?
- Why does a message appear and Windows fail to start when I turn on my VAIO computer?
- What should I do if VAIO Care Rescue Mode starts when I turn on my VAIO computer?

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