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Th is ch a p t er d es cr ib es h o w t o ca r e fo r yo u r Eco n o Pa c d is k d r ive. It is
d ivid ed in t o t wo s ect io n s . Th e “Gen er a l Sa fegu a r d s ” s ect io n t ells yo u
wh a t t o lo o k o u t fo r . Th e “Dis k et t e Ca r e” s ect io n exp la in s h o w t o h a n d le
Dis k et t es . As lo n g a s yo u p r o t ect yo u r Eco n o Pa c fr o m h a z a r d s , it will
p r o vid e yo u wit h yea r s o f s er vice.
General
Safeguards
Yo u ca n p r eclu d e m a n y p r o b lem s b y t a k in g p r even t ive m ea s u r es .
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Avo id o ver h ea t in g b y p la cin g t h e Eco n o Pa c wh er e a d eq u a t e a ir flo w ca n
cir cu la t e a r o u n d it . Be p a r t icu la r ly ca r efu l t o a vo id b lo ck in g t h e co o lin g
ven t a t t h e r ea r o f t h e u n it .
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Ma k e s u r e it is p lu gged in t o a gr o u n d ed elect r ica l o u t let . Ver ify t h a t t h e
o u t let is a ct u a lly gr o u n d ed . Th e Eco n o Pa c s h o u ld b e o n t h e s a m e cir cu it
a s yo u r co m p u t er .
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Ma k e s u r e t h a t o t h er eq u ip m en t o r a p p lia n ces wh ich m igh t gen er a t e
elect r ica l n o is e o r a p o wer s u r ge (s u ch a s elect r ic t yp ewr it er s o r h ea t er s )
a r e o n s ep a r a t e cir cu it s .
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Do n o t exp o s e yo u Eco n o Pa c t o ext r em e h ea t o r co ld . Pr o lo n ged
exp o s u r e t o exces s ive h ea t , d ir ect s u n ligh t , o r fr eez in g co n d it io n s will
h a r m t h e d r ive.
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Keep it a way fr o m m o is t u r e, d ir t , a n d co n t a m in a n t s s u ch a s s p illed
liq u id s , s t ea m , o r exces s ive d u s t . Do n o t s m o k e n ea r t h e Eco n o Pa c.
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Avo id exp o s u r e t o m a gn et ic field s s u ch a s t h o s e em it t ed b y m a gn et s ,
s p ea k er s , o r t elep h o n e eq u ip m en t .
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Avo id b u m p in g t h e Eco n o Pac wh ile it is r u n n in g.
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Alwa ys s et t h e Eco n o Pa c u p r igh t o n a fla t s u r fa ce.
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Do n o t t r a n s p o r t t h e Eco n o Pac wit h a d is k et t e in t h e d r ive.
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Us e t h e s p in -d o wn a n d a u t o s p in -d o wn fu n ct io n s if t h e d r ive will n o t
b e a cces s ed fo r lo n g p er io d s o f t im e. Th is will s a ve wea r a n d t ea r o n
t h e d r ive s p in d le a n d p r o m o t e a m u ch lo n ger life fo r t h e d r ive.
Yo u d o n 't n eed t o wo r r y a b o u t lea vin g t h e Eco n o Pa c o n fo r a lo n g t im e
- it d o es n 't u s e m u ch p o wer . It 's n o r m a l fo r t h e d r ive t o feel wa r m (b u t
n o t h o t ) a ft er it 's b een r u n n in g fo r a wh ile.
If t h e Eco n o Pa c d o es get h o t , m a k e s u r e t h e fa n is r u n n in g p r o p er ly, t h e
ven t a t t h e r ea r is n o t b lo ck ed , a n d t h a t t h e u n it is p la ced wh er e p len t y
o f a ir ca n cir cu la t e a r o u n d it .
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