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Shipping Your Notebook
Use these steps to prepare your notebook for shipping:
1.
Back up the files on the hard disk drive to diskettes, Zip disks, CDs or DVDs.
Note
Be sure to take precautions for storing and transporting Zip disks, floppy disks, CDs
or DVDs so that they are not exposed to magnetic fields or electrical impulses.
2.
Remove any media from its respective drive.
3.
Turn off the notebook and any external options connected to it.
4.
Unplug the AC adaptor from the AC power outlet or Back-UPS unit, then from the notebook
itself.
5.
Pack the notebook components in the original shipping materials and cartons. If these are
not available, be sure to use adequate packing materials to protect the components.