Dell Precision M60 Series System Information Manual

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System Infor mation Guide 9When Using Your ComputerObserve the following safe-handling guidelines to prevent damage to your computer:• When setting up the computer for work, place it on a level surface.• When traveling, do not check the computer as baggage. You can put your computerthrough an X-ray security machine, but never put your computer through a metaldetector. If you have the computer checked by hand, be sure to have a charged batteryavailable in case you are asked to turn on the computer.• When traveling with the hard drive removed from the computer, wrap the drive in anonconducting material, such as cloth or paper. If you have the drive checked by hand, beready to install the drive in the computer. You can put the hard drive through an X-raysecurity machine, but never put the drive through a metal detector.• When traveling, do not place the computer in overhead storage compartments where itcould 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 temperatureand/or humidity ranges, condensation may form on or within the computer. To avoiddamaging the computer, allow sufficient time for the moisture to evaporate before usingthe computer.NOTICE: When taking the computer from low-temperature conditions into a warmer environmentor from high-temperature conditions into a cooler environment, allow the computer to acclimate toroom temperature before turning on power.• When you disconnect a cable, pull on its connector or on its strain-relief loop, not on thecable itself. As you pull out the connector, keep it evenly aligned to avoid bending anyconnector pins. Also, before you connect a cable make sure both connectors are correctlyoriented and aligned.• Handle components with care. Hold a component such as a memory module by its edges,not its pins.• When preparing to remove a memory module from the system board or disconnect adevice from the computer, turn off the computer, disconnect the AC adapter cable, andthen wait 5 seconds before proceeding to help avoid possible damage to the system board.3y279bk0.book Page 9 Tuesday, February 11, 2003 4:17 PM