Drives
Hardware Guide
4–3
Caring for Drives and Drive Media
Drives and drive media are fragile notebook components that
must be handled with care. The following cautions apply to all
drives. Cautions that concern specific procedures are included
with the procedures.
Caring for Drives
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CAUTION:
To prevent damage to the notebook or a drive and loss
of work:
■
Do not remove the internal hard drive except for repair or
replacement.
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Do not try to remove a Digital Drive while it is still in use.
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Electrostatic discharge can damage electronic components. To
prevent electrostatic damage to the notebook or a drive, follow
these 2 precautions: (1) Before handling a drive, discharge yourself
from static electricity by touching a grounded metal object, and
(2) Avoid touching the connectors on a drive. For more information
about preventing electrostatic damage, refer to the “Electrostatic
Discharge” section in the
Regulatory and Safety Notices
guide on
the
Documentation Library
CD.
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Excessive force can damage drive connectors. When you insert a
drive, use only enough force to seat the drive.
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Handle a drive carefully. Do not drop it.
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Avoid exposing a hard drive or a diskette to devices with magnetic
fields. Products with magnetic fields include video and audio tape
erasure products, monitors, and speakers. Security devices with
magnetic fields include airport walk-through devices and security
wands. The airport security devices that check carry-on luggage,
usually while it is placed on a conveyor belt, use x-rays instead of
magnetism and will not damage a hard drive or a diskette.
■
Do not spray a drive with cleaners.
■
Avoid exposing a drive to liquids or temperature extremes.
■
If you mail a drive, ship it in packaging that protects it from shock,
vibration, extreme temperatures, and high humidity. Label the
package “FRAGILE.”
Summary of Contents for nx9100 - Notebook PC
Page 47: ...2 6 Hardware Guide TouchPad and Keyboard Identifying hotkeys ...
Page 55: ...2 14 Hardware Guide TouchPad and Keyboard Identifying the keypad keys ...
Page 61: ...Battery Packs Hardware Guide 3 3 Inserting or removing the battery pack ...
Page 79: ...Drives Hardware Guide 4 9 Inserting a CD or DVD into an optical drive ...
Page 81: ...Drives Hardware Guide 4 11 Removing a CD or DVD from an optical drive when power is available ...
Page 89: ...Drives Hardware Guide 4 19 Connecting the Digital Drive to the USB port ...
Page 93: ...Drives Hardware Guide 4 23 I Inserting the Digital Drive into the Digital Bay ...
Page 117: ...7 4 Hardware Guide Modem and Network Connections Connecting the RJ 11 modem cable ...
Page 132: ...8 4 Hardware Guide Hardware Upgrades Inserting a PC Card ...
Page 136: ...8 8 Hardware Guide Hardware Upgrades Inserting a digital media card ...
Page 142: ...8 14 Hardware Guide Hardware Upgrades Opening the memory compartment ...
Page 144: ...8 16 Hardware Guide Hardware Upgrades Removing a memory module ...
Page 146: ...8 18 Hardware Guide Hardware Upgrades Inserting a memory module ...
Page 148: ...8 20 Hardware Guide Hardware Upgrades Closing the memory compartment ...
Page 150: ...8 22 Hardware Guide Hardware Upgrades Loosening the hard drive assembly retaining screws ...
Page 152: ...8 24 Hardware Guide Hardware Upgrades Removing the hard drive from the hard drive bracket ...
Page 154: ...8 26 Hardware Guide Hardware Upgrades Inserting the hard drive into the hard drive bay ...