4–2 Hardware Guide
Drives
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CAUTION: To prevent loss or damage to the notebook or a drive:
■ Handle a drive carefully. Do not drop it.
■ Excessive force can damage drive connectors. When you insert a
drive, use only enough force to seat the drive.
■ Do not spray a drive with cleaning fluid or other liquid or expose it
to temperature extremes.
■ Do not remove the primary hard drive (the hard drive in the hard
drive bay) except for repair or replacement.
■ Electrostatic discharge can damage electronic components.
To prevent electrostatic damage to the notebook or a drive:
❏ Discharge yourself from static electricity before handling a
drive by touching a grounded metal object; and
❏ Avoid touching the connectors on a drive.
❏ For more information about preventing electrostatic damage,
refer to the Regulatory and Safety Notices guide on the
Documentation Library CD.
■ Avoid exposing a drive or a diskette to devices with magnetic
fields. Security devices with magnetic fields include airport
walk-through devices and security wands. The airport security
devices that check carry-on luggage, usually while it is placed
on a conveyor belt, use x-rays instead of magnetism and will not
damage a drive or a diskette.
■ If you mail a drive, ship it in packaging that protects it from shock,
vibration, temperature, and high humidity. Label the package
“FRAGILE.”
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Airport security devices that check carry-on luggage placed on
a conveyor belt use x-rays instead of magnetism and will not
damage a hard drive.
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