How Do I Safely Shut Down My Computer Without The Screen?
Three methods in order of preference: 1. Tap the power button once and look for short hard disk activity (from the light) and then for it to shut down. 2. Hold the power button in for a full ten seconds and you should hear/see it shut down. 3. Pull the power cord. Realistically, the worst you should face if you have to go to the extreme (option three) is that the computer will run a quick disk check when it boots because of the ungraceful shutdown. 9999 times out of 10000 there is no damage or risk to the hard drive. Hope that helps!
If the system booted into the operating system and you just can’t see it, press the power button one time. This initiates a shut down sequence (identical to you clicking Start -> Shutdown). If the system has incorrect RAM and isn’t getting into the operating system at all then it should just shut off as soon as you press the power button. If pressing the power button doesn’t do anything, just hold it down for 10 seconds until it shuts off. If the computer never gets to the point of loading the operating system then forcing it to shut down won’t hurt anything.
Press the power button in, for about 10-15 seconds, until the computer manually shuts down. While this isn’t the best way to do it, it’s safer then just pulling the plug! Finding compatible RAM/Memory is tough at times, an older system’s RAM might be hard to find as well. They all Look the same in the store, but unless you do your research, or have someone get it for you in a computer store, you might have problems like you currently do. My suggestion is you go to www.crucial.com and download their Memory Scan. <-- I have put a link for it here. It should read and suggest RAM/Memory for your system. Hope this helps....
There are a couple of things you could try. Assuming you are using Microsoft Windows First, try pressing the following buttons in the order I specify. • Press the Windows Key once. • Press the Up arrow once. • Press L and then S to get to the Shutdown option. (just pressing S will sometimes go to the Standby mode.) • Press Enter/Return. Second option to try is to press your power button one time. Do not hold it down to “safely” power down the computer. Some operating systems are tied to this power button to shutdown safely when this power button is pressed once. Good luck.
