Fujitsu P7230 P7230 User's Guide - Page 98
Batteries, Floppy Disks and Drives, Traveling with your LifeBook notebook, Caring for your Batteries - disassembly
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LifeBook P7000 Notebook - Section Seven Traveling with your LifeBook notebook ■ Do not transport your notebook while it is turned on. ■ Do not check your notebook as baggage. Carry it with you. ■ Always bring your backup disk and Drivers and Applications disc that came with your notebook when you travel. If you experience system software problems while traveling, you may need it to correct any problems. ■ Never put your notebook through a metal detector. Have your notebook hand-inspected by security personnel. You can however, put your notebook through a properly tuned X-ray machine. To avoid problems, place your notebook close to the entrance of the machine and remove it as soon as possible or have your notebook hand-inspected by security personnel. Security officials may require you to turn your notebook on. Make sure you have a charged battery on hand. ■ When traveling with the hard drive removed, wrap the drive in a non-conducting materials (cloth or paper). If you have the drive checked by hand, be ready to install the drive if needed. Never put your hard drive through a metal detector. Have your hard drive hand-inspected by security personnel. You can however, put your hard drive through a properly tuned X-ray machine. ■ Take the necessary plug adapters if you're traveling overseas. Check the following diagram to determine which plug adapter you'll need or ask your travel agent. Outlet Type Location United States, Canada, parts of Latin America, Mexico, Japan, Korea, the Philippines, Taiwan Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), most of Europe, parts of Latin America, the Middle East, parts of Africa, Hong Kong, India, most of South Asia United Kingdom, Ireland, Malaysia, Singapore, parts of Africa China, Australia, New Zealand 88 BATTERIES Caring for your Batteries ■ Always handle batteries carefully. ■ Do not short-circuit the battery terminals (that is, do not touch both terminals with a metal object). Do not carry lose batteries in a pocket or purse where they may mix with coins, keys, or other metal objects. Doing so may cause an explosion or fire. ■ Do not drop, puncture, disassemble, mutilate or incinerate the battery. ■ Recharge batteries only as described in this manual and only in ventilated areas. ■ Do not leave batteries in hot locations for more than a day or two. Intense heat can shorten battery life. ■ Do not leave a battery in storage for longer than 6 months without recharging it. Increasing Battery Life ■ Power your LifeBook notebook through the AC or optional auto/airline adapter whenever possible. ■ If your notebook is running on battery power all day, connect it to the AC adapter overnight to recharge the battery. ■ Keep brightness to the lowest level comfortable. ■ Set the power management for maximum battery life. ■ Put your notebook in Suspend mode when it is turned on and you are not actually using it. ■ Limit your media drive access. ■ Disable the DVD/CD-RW Combo Drive auto insert notification function. ■ Always use fully charged batteries. ■ Eject PCMCIATM cards when not in use. FLOPPY DISKS AND DRIVES Caring for your Floppy Disks ■ Avoid using the floppy disks in damp and dusty locations. ■ Never store a floppy disk near a magnet or magnetic field. ■ Do not use a pencil or an eraser on a disk or disk label. ■ Avoid storing the floppy disks in extremely hot or cold locations, or in locations subject to severe temperature changes. Store at temperatures between 50º F (10ºC) and 125ºF (52ºC). ■ Do not touch the exposed part of the disk behind the metal shutter.