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Caring for your ThinkPad computer - Mini-PCI Card - Communication Daughter Card Cleaning the cover of your computer Occasionally clean your computer as follows: 1. Prepare a mixture of a gentle kitchen-use detergent (one that does not contain abrasive powder or strong chemicals such as acid or alkaline). Use 5 parts water to 1 part detergent. 2. Absorb the diluted detergent into a sponge. 3. Squeeze excess liquid from the sponge. 4. Wipe the cover with the sponge, using a circular motion and taking care not to let any excess liquid drip. 5. Wipe the surface to remove the detergent. 6. Rinse the sponge with clean running water. 7. Wipe the cover with the clean sponge. 8. Wipe the surface again with a dry, soft lint-free cloth. 9. Wait for the surface to dry completely and remove any cloth fibers from the computer surface. Cleaning your computer keyboard 1. Absorb some isopropyl rubbing alcohol on a soft, dust-free cloth. 2. Wipe each keytop surface with the cloth. Wipe the keys one by one; if you wipe several keys at a time, the cloth may hook onto an adjacent key and possibly damage it. Make sure that no liquid drips onto or between the keys. 3. Allow to dry. 4. To remove any crumbs and dust from beneath the keys, you can use a camera blower with a brush or cool air from a hair drier. Note: Avoid spraying cleaner directly on the display or the keyboard. Cleaning your computer display 1. Gently wipe the display with a dry, soft lint-free cloth. If you see a scratchlike mark on your display, it might be a stain transferred from the keyboard or the TrackPoint pointing stick when the cover was pressed from the outside. 2. Wipe or dust the stain gently with a soft, dry cloth. 3. If the stain remains, moisten a soft, lint-free cloth with water or a 50-50 mixture of isopropyl alcohol and water that does not contain impurities. 4. Wring out as much of the liquid as you can. Chapter 1. Overview of your new ThinkPad computer 9

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Mini-PCI
Card
–
Communication
Daughter
Card
Cleaning
the
cover
of
your
computer
Occasionally
clean
your
computer
as
follows:
1.
Prepare
a
mixture
of
a
gentle
kitchen-use
detergent
(one
that
does
not
contain
abrasive
powder
or
strong
chemicals
such
as
acid
or
alkaline).
Use
5
parts
water
to
1
part
detergent.
2.
Absorb
the
diluted
detergent
into
a
sponge.
3.
Squeeze
excess
liquid
from
the
sponge.
4.
Wipe
the
cover
with
the
sponge,
using
a
circular
motion
and
taking
care
not
to
let
any
excess
liquid
drip.
5.
Wipe
the
surface
to
remove
the
detergent.
6.
Rinse
the
sponge
with
clean
running
water.
7.
Wipe
the
cover
with
the
clean
sponge.
8.
Wipe
the
surface
again
with
a
dry,
soft
lint-free
cloth.
9.
Wait
for
the
surface
to
dry
completely
and
remove
any
cloth
fibers
from
the
computer
surface.
Cleaning
your
computer
keyboard
1.
Absorb
some
isopropyl
rubbing
alcohol
on
a
soft,
dust-free
cloth.
2.
Wipe
each
keytop
surface
with
the
cloth.
Wipe
the
keys
one
by
one;
if
you
wipe
several
keys
at
a
time,
the
cloth
may
hook
onto
an
adjacent
key
and
possibly
damage
it.
Make
sure
that
no
liquid
drips
onto
or
between
the
keys.
3.
Allow
to
dry.
4.
To
remove
any
crumbs
and
dust
from
beneath
the
keys,
you
can
use
a
camera
blower
with
a
brush
or
cool
air
from
a
hair
drier.
Note:
Avoid
spraying
cleaner
directly
on
the
display
or
the
keyboard.
Cleaning
your
computer
display
1.
Gently
wipe
the
display
with
a
dry,
soft
lint-free
cloth.
If
you
see
a
scratchlike
mark
on
your
display,
it
might
be
a
stain
transferred
from
the
keyboard
or
the
TrackPoint
pointing
stick
when
the
cover
was
pressed
from
the
outside.
2.
Wipe
or
dust
the
stain
gently
with
a
soft,
dry
cloth.
3.
If
the
stain
remains,
moisten
a
soft,
lint-free
cloth
with
water
or
a
50-50
mixture
of
isopropyl
alcohol
and
water
that
does
not
contain
impurities.
4.
Wring
out
as
much
of
the
liquid
as
you
can.
Caring
for
your
ThinkPad
computer
Chapter
1.
Overview
of
your
new
ThinkPad
computer
9