HP Nx5000 HP Compaq nc6000 Notebook PC - Maintenance and Service Guide - Page 81
Preventing Damage to Removable Drives, 4.4 Preventing Electrostatic Damage
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Removal and Replacement Preliminaries 4.3 Preventing Damage to Removable Drives Removable drives are fragile components that must be handled with care. To prevent damage to the notebook, damage to a removable drive, or loss of information, observe the following precautions: ■ Before removing or inserting a hard drive, shut down the notebook. If you are unsure whether the notebook is off or in Hibernation, turn the notebook on, then shut it down. ■ Before removing a diskette drive or optical drive, ensure that a diskette or disc is not in the drive. Ensure that the optical drive tray is closed. ■ Before handling a drive, ensure that you are discharged of static electricity. While handling a drive, avoid touching the connector. ■ Handle drives on surfaces that have at least one inch of shock-proof foam. ■ Avoid dropping drives from any height onto any surface. ■ After removing a hard drive, a CD-ROM drive, or a diskette drive, place it in a static-proof bag. ■ Avoid exposing a hard drive to products that have magnetic fields, such as monitors or speakers. ■ Avoid exposing a drive to temperature extremes or liquids. ■ If a drive must be mailed, place the drive in a bubble pack mailer or other suitable form of protective packaging and label the package "Fragile: Handle With Care." 4.4 Preventing Electrostatic Damage Many electronic components are sensitive to electrostatic discharge (ESD). Circuitry design and structure determine the degree of sensitivity. Networks built into many integrated circuits Maintenance and Service Guide 4-3