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■ When traveling, do not check the computer as baggage.  You can put 
your computer through an X-ray security machine, but never put your 
computer through a metal detector.  If you have the computer checked 
by hand, be sure to have a charged battery available in case you are 
asked to turn on the computer.
■ When traveling with the hard drive removed from the computer, wrap 
the drive in a non-conducting material, such as cloth or paper.  If you 
have the drive checked by hand, be ready to install the drive in the 
computer.  Your can put the hard drive through an X-ray security 
machine, but never, but the drive through a metal detector.
■ When traveling, do not place the computer in overhead storage 
compartments where it could slide around.  Do not drop your computer 
or subject it to other mechanical shocks.
■ Protect your computer, battery, and hard drive from environmental 
hazards such as dirt, dust, food, liquids, temperature extremes, and 
overexposure to sunlight.
■ When you move your computer between environments with very 
different temperature and/or humidity ranges, condensation may form 
on or within the computer.  To avoid damaging the computer, allow 
sufficient time for the moisture to evaporate before using the computer.
■ When you disconnect a cable, pull on its connector or on its strain relief 
loop, not on the cable itself.  As you pull out the connector, keep it evenly 
aligned to avoid bending any connector pins.  Also, before you connect 
a cable make sure both connectors are correctly oriented and aligned.
■ Before you clean your computer, turn if off, unplug it from its power 
source, and remove the battery.
■ Handle components with care.  Hold a component such as a memory 
module by its edges, not its pins.
■ Do not use this product near water, for example, near a bathtub, washing 
bowl, kitchen sink or laundry tub, in a wet basement or near a swimming 
pool.
■ Avoid using a telephone (other than a cordless type) during an electrical 
storm.  There may be a remote risk of electric shock from lightning.
■ Do not use the telephone to report a gas leak in the vicinity of the leak.
■ Use only the power cord indicated in this manual.
■ Replace only with the same or equivalent type battery recommended by 
the manufacturer.
■ Dispose of used batteries according to the manufacturer's instructions.
When taking the computer from low-temperature conditions into a warmer 
environment or from high-temperature conditions into a cooler 
environments, allow the computer to acclimate to room temperature before 
turning or power.
When using your telephone equipment, basic safety precautions should 
always be followed to reduce the risk of fire, electric shock and injury to 
persons, including the following: