Chapter 5
Care and Maintenance
Caring for your LIFEBOOK Notebook
If you use your Fujitsu LIFEBOOK notebook carefully, you will increase its life and reliability. This
section provides some tips for looking after the notebook and its devices.
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T
HE SYSTEM CONTAINS COMPONENTS THAT CAN BE SEVERELY DAMAGED BY ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE
T
O MINIMIZE RISK TO THE COMPONENTS
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B
EFORE DOCKING OR UNDOCKING YOUR
IS A GOOD PRACTICE TO ALWAYS TOUCH A GROUNDED METAL OBJECT TO DISCHARGE STATIC ELECTRICITY
BUILT UP IN YOUR BODY
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B
E SURE TO POWER DOWN YOUR SYSTEM BEFORE ADDING OR REMOVING SYSTEM COMPONENTS
IF THE SYSTEM IS IN HIBERNATE OR STANDBY STATES
DAMAGED IF POWER IS STILL AVAILABLE TO THE SYSTEM
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W
HEN INSTALLING OR REMOVING A MEMORY MODULE
CONTACTS OR CHIPS
;
COMPONENTS
THE OIL FROM YOUR FINGERS COULD CAUSE A SHORT TO THE COMPONENTS
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E
LECTRICAL EQUIPMENT MAY BE HAZARDOUS IF MISUSED
,
PRODUCTS
MUST ALWAYS BE SUPERVISED BY AN ADULT
ANY ELECTRICAL PRODUCTS AND DO NOT PERMIT THEM TO HANDLE ANY CABLES
,
OBSERVE THE FOLLOWING PRECAUTIONS
LIFEBOOK
.
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E CAREFUL NOT TO TOUCH ANY INTERNAL COMPUTER TERMINALS OR
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NOTEBOOK
WHEN USING A PORT REPLICATOR
,
DATA COULD BE LOST OR MEMORY COULD BE
.
,
HOLD IT BY THE EDGE SO AS NOT TO TOUCH ANY
. O
PERATIONS OF THIS PRODUCT OR SIMILAR
O NOT ALLOW CHILDREN ACCESS TO THE INTERIOR OF
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