Chapter 9. About this manual . . . . . 93Important Safety Information . . . . . . . . 93Chapter 10. Related ServiceInformation . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95Safety notices (multi-lingual translations) . . . . 95Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . 125General Safety . . . . . . . . . . . . 125Grounding requirements . . . . . . . . 125Electrical safety . . . . . . . . . . . . 125Handling electrostatic discharge-sensitivedevices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127Safety inspection guide . . . . . . . . . 127Problem determination tips . . . . . . . . . 129File updates . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129Adding adapters to the system . . . . . . 130Software considerations . . . . . . . . . 130BIOS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130Drivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130Hardware considerations . . . . . . . . 131System resource conflicts . . . . . . . . 132Miscellaneous Information . . . . . . . . . 134Acronyms, Abbreviations, and Terms . . . . 134Send Us Your Comments! . . . . . . . . . 136Notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138Trademarks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139iv Hardware Maintenance Manual A40 Type 6840 A40P Type 6841 A40i Type 2271: IBM NetVista Computer