user's guide Notebook M675
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Chapter 2: Getting Started
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Safety instructions
Certain precautions should be observed to further reduce the risk of personal
injury or damage to your notebook.
General tips
■ When setting up your notebook for work, place it on a level surface.
■ Before you clean your notebook, turn if off, unplug it from its power source,
and remove the battery. For more information, see “Cleaning your
notebook” on page 241.
■ Do not push objects into air vents or openings of your notebook. Doing
so can cause fire or electric shock by shorting out interior components.
■ When you disconnect a cable, pull on its connector, 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.
■ Use of mobile phones can interfere with the sound system. Your notebook
operation is not impaired but we recommend that a distance of 12 inches
(30 cm) be maintained between your notebook and the mobile phone.
■ When you move your notebook between environments with very different
humidity or temperature ranges, condensation may form on or within your
notebook. To avoid damaging your notebook, allow sufficient time for the
moisture to evaporate before using your notebook.
■ When traveling, do not check your notebook as baggage. You can put your
notebook through an X-ray security machine, but never put your notebook
through a metal detector. If you have your notebook checked by hand,
be sure to have a charged battery available in case you are asked to turn
on your notebook. For more information, see “Traveling With Your
Gateway M675” on page 183.
■ When traveling, do not place your notebook in overhead storage
compartments where it could slide around. For more information, see
“Traveling With Your Gateway M675” on page 183.
■ Do not drop your notebook or subject it to other physical shocks.
■ To completely turn off all notebook power, turn your notebook off, remove
the battery, and disconnect the AC adapter from the electrical outlet.