Acer TravelMate 340 User Guide - Page 86

Traveling with the computer, Preparing the computer, What to bring with you, Special considerations - driver

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68 4 Moving with your computer Traveling with the computer "when you are moving within a larger distance, for instance, from your office building to a client's office building or traveling locally" Preparing the computer Prepare the computer as if you were taking it home. Be sure the battery in the computer is charged. Airport security may require you to turn on your computer when bringing it into the gate area. What to bring with you Bring the following items with you: • AC adapter • Spare, fully-charged battery pack(s) • EasyLink Combo Drive • Additional printer driver files if you plan to use another printer Special considerations In addition to the guidelines for taking the computer home, follow these guidelines to protect your computer while traveling: • Always take the computer as carry-on luggage. • If possible, have the computer inspected by hand. Airport security X-ray machines are safe, but do not put the computer through a metal detector. • Avoid exposing floppy disks to hand-held metal detectors.

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4 Moving with your computer
68
Traveling with the computer
“when you are moving within a larger distance, for instance, from your office
building to a client’s office building or traveling locally”
Preparing the computer
Prepare the computer as if you were taking it home.
Be sure the battery in the
computer is charged.
Airport security may require you to turn on your computer
when bringing it into the gate area.
What to bring with you
Bring the following items with you:
AC adapter
Spare, fully-charged battery pack(s)
EasyLink Combo Drive
Additional printer driver files if you plan to use another printer
Special considerations
In addition to the guidelines for taking the computer home, follow these guidelines
to protect your computer while traveling:
Always take the computer as carry-on luggage.
If possible, have the computer inspected by hand.
Airport security X-ray
machines are safe, but do not put the computer through a metal detector.
Avoid exposing floppy disks to hand-held metal detectors.