Turning Off Your Equipment (Windows)
When you are finished using your system and want to turn it off completely, do the following to avoid damaging your computer or media storage drives. Make sure to quit your Avid application before turning off your equipment.
To turn off your equipment:
1.  Quit your Avid application.
2.  Select Start > Shut Down.
The Shut Down Windows dialog box appears.
3.  Select Shut down from the pop-up menu, and click OK.
4.  When the system displays a message telling you it is safe to turn off your computer, press the Power button on the computer.
5.  Turn off your speakers and monitors.
6.  Turn off each external media drive.
7.  Turn off all other hardware.
  Never remove external media drives from your Avid system when it is turned on. Shut down the computer and drives before you move drives.

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