Gateway 200ARC, Reference Manual

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CHAPTER 6: Traveling with Your Notebook
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Packing your notebook
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Remove all peripheral devices and cables.
Remember to pack those you will need
while traveling.
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Pack your notebook securely into a
briefcase or hand-carried luggage, and
keep it separate from toiletries, liquids, and
food. Do not pack it in checked luggage.
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Keep your notebook stable during travel.
Secure it to prevent it from sliding around
in overhead bins and car trunks.
Traveling by air
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Do not check your notebook as luggage.
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Charge the battery in case airport security
asks you to start your notebook.
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Have your notebook hand-inspected or
sent through the X-ray scanner, but never
carry it through the metal detector.
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Turn off you notebook for takeoff and
landing.
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Turn off all wireless devices while in the
aircraft.
Dial-up modem
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Take a telephone cord to connect the
modem to telephone jacks. If you are
traveling internationally, take telephone
jack adapters or an acoustic handset
coupler.
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Take a telephone line protector.