User's Manual

C–2 Quick Reference
Routine Care
Traveling and shipping
The computer is built to go with you for work and play. For best
results, follow the traveling and shipping tips described here.
■ To prepare the computer for traveling and shipping, follow
these steps:
a. Back up your information.
b. Remove all optical discs and all external media cards,
such as digital cards and ExpressCards.
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To reduce the risk of damage to the computer, damage to
a drive, or loss of information, remove the medium from a
drive before removing the drive from a drive bay, and
before shipping, storing, or traveling with a drive.
c. Turn off and then disconnect all external devices.
d. Shut down the computer.
■ Take along a backup of your information. Keep the backup
separate from the computer.
■ When traveling by air, carry the computer as hand luggage,
and do not check it in with the rest of your bags.
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Avoid exposing a drive to magnetic fields. Security devices
with magnetic fields include airport walk-through devices
and security wands. The airport security devices that check
carry-on luggage, such as conveyor belts, use x-rays instead
of magnetism and will not damage a drive.
■ If you plan to use the computer during a flight, check with the
airline in advance. In-flight computer use is at the discretion
of the airline.
■ If the computer will be unused and disconnected from
external power for more than 2 weeks, remove the battery and
store it separately.
■ If you are shipping the computer or a drive, place it in a
bubble-pack mailer or other suitable protective packaging and
label the package “FRAGILE.”