User's Manual Chapter 4

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! Avoid high and low temperatures when shipping or storing your notebook.
Do not place the system in close proximity to a source of heat or dust.
! The batteries will not operate as well under extremes of temperature. If a
battery is left in the sun and gets quite hot, it is apt to fail to charge. Once
it cools down, you will be able to charge it again.
! Protect your modem. It is designed to work on an analog phone system.
Before you hook up your modem, check to find an analog line.
Travel Tips
! It is a good idea to load common printer drivers onto your notebook. This
will allow you to print from many printers at your destination, even if you
do not carry your own printer with you.
! Take along a bootable diskette drive, just in case there is damage to your
hard disk drive.
! Travel can present considerable risk of system shock or theft. Complete a
full backup before travelling.
! Be familiar with your System Configuration Utility settings, or print a
copy of them. In case there is damage to those settings, while you travel.
! If you will be travelling to another country, check with your travel agent to
determine whether or not you will need a special adapter to use the
electrical outlets.
! If you do a lot of travelling, you might find it useful to purchase an
acoustic coupler for your modem, to allow connection even where
compatible phone jacks cannot be found.
! Hand your notebook to an airport attendant rather than setting it on the
conveyor for security checks, this will help reduce the possibility of theft.
! Password protects your system with at least one level of password, to help
preserve your data.
! Brand or physically mark your notebook to make for easy identification.
! If you will be using an Internet provider or other on-line service, call
ahead to find out local access numbers for your destination.
! In case your destination does not have outlets near convenient work-
spaces, you might want to pack a short extension cord.