Fujitsu S7211 S7211 User's Guide - Page 77

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 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. Care and Maintenance 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 Media Player auto insert notification function. ■ Always use fully charged batteries. ■ Eject ExpressCards when not in use. FLOPPY DISKS AND DRIVES Caring for your Floppy Disks If you have an optional external floppy disk drive: ■ 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. ■ Never use the floppy disk drive with any liquid, metal, or other foreign matter inside the floppy disk drive or disk. ■ Never disassemble your floppy disk drive. MEDIA CARE Caring for your Media (DVD/CD/CD-R) Media discs are precision devices and will function reliably if given reasonable care. ■ Always store your media disc in its case when it is not in use. ■ Always handle discs by the edges and avoid touching the surface. ■ Avoid storing any media discs in extreme temperatures. ■ Do not bend media discs or set heavy objects on them. ■ Do not spill liquids on media discs. ■ Do not scratch media discs. 67