User Manual

Drives
Hardware Guide 4–3
Caring for Drives
Drives are fragile system components that must be handled with
care. Observe the following cautions when handling any drive.
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CAUTION: To prevent damage to the tablet PC or a drive and loss
of work:
■ Do not remove the system hard drive except for repair or
replacement. For instructions, see Chapter 10, “Maintenance,
Shipping and Travel.”
■ Electrostatic discharge can damage electronic components.
To prevent electrostatic damage to the tablet PC or a drive, follow
these 2 precautions: (1) Discharge yourself from static electricity
before handling a drive by touching a grounded metal object and
(2) Avoid touching the connectors on a drive. For more information
about preventing electrostatic damage, refer on this CD to the
Regulatory and Safety Notices guide.
■ Excessive force can damage drive connectors. When you insert a
drive, use only enough force to seat the drive.
■ Handle a drive carefully. Do not drop it.
■ Avoid exposing a hard drive or a diskette to devices with magnetic
fields. Products with magnetic fields include video and audio tape
erasure products, monitors, and speakers. 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 hard drive or a diskette.
■ Do not spray a drive with cleaners.
■ Avoid exposing a drive to liquids or temperature extremes.
■ If you mail a drive, ship it in packaging that protects it from shock,
vibration, temperature, and humidity. Label the package
“FRAGILE.”
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