Setting Up the System 2-7Moving or Shipping Your SystemUse these steps to prepare the system for moving or shipping.1. Back up your files on the hard drive to diskettes, server hard drive, orother backup devices.Take precautions for storing and transporting storage media so thatthey are not exposed to magnetic fields or electrical impulses.2. Remove any diskette from the diskette drive. If you have a CD in thedrive, remove the CD.3. Remove any PC cards from the card slots on the left side of yoursystem unit. Install the slot covers.4. Wake up a system in sleep mode, save and close any openapplications, shut down Windows, and turn off the system unit andany external options connected to it.5. Unplug the system AC adapter power cord from the wall outlet orsurge suppressor and the AC adapter from the system unit.6. Unplug any external options from the wall outlets or surgesuppressor, then disconnect them from the system unit.7. Pack the system components in the original shipping materials andcartons. If these are not available, be sure to use adequate packingmaterials to protect the components.Note Be sure to save the original shipping materials in the unlikelyevent that you need to ship the system back for repair.To set up the system, follow the steps on the PowerMate 2000 QuickSetup poster that comes with the system.
