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Upgrading Your VAIO Computer
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Observe the proper safety precautions when you install an add-on card to your computer. See Before Upgrading Your Computer
The entire repair cost will be charged if there is a failure or an accident arising from installation of an add-on card by yourself.
Make sure you unplug the main unit and peripheral devices, including the access unit, from the power sources and allow the main unit to cool down
before installing or removing an add-on card. Installing or removing an add-on card while the main unit is plugged to its power source may cause
damage to the both units and the peripheral devices as well as the add-on card.
Do not touch the electronic components on the internal circuit board of the main unit to avoid a malfunction as they are susceptible to external pressure
and static electricity.
Do not touch the electronic components on the add-on card to avoid a malfunction as they are susceptible to static electricity from a human body. Be
sure to touch a metal object to discharge static electricity from your body before handling the add-on card.
Do not place the add-on card on a surface that is likely to produce or hold static electricity, such as carpet. The components on the add-on card are
susceptible to static electricity, resulting in damage to the card.
Keep your hand away from the add-on card connector.
Do not drop or apply strong shock to the add-on card as it has high precision components.
Be sure to follow the proper produce to remove the add-on card from the main unit. Forceful removal of the add-on card may cause a malfunction of
the card or the unit.
Be sure to keep the add-on card dry.
If you leave a foreign object, for example a screw, inside the main unit during add-on card installation, turning on your computer may cause to produce
fumes. Be sure to remove the object from the unit and replace the top panel before turning on the computer.
