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Chapter 5
Care and Maintenance
Caring for your P3010 LifeBook
If you use your Fujitsu notebook carefully, you will increase its life and reliability. This section provides
some tips for looking after the notebook and its devices.
•
I
N THE EVENT YOU DROP YOUR NOTEBOOK OR DAMAGE THE HOUSING IN ANY WAY
,
IMMEDIATELY TURN OFF POWER
AND DISCONNECT THE POWER PLUG
. F
AILURE TO DO SO COULD RESULT IN A SHORT CIRCUIT
,
SMOKE
,
AND
/
OR FIRE
.
C
ONTACT
F
UJITSU
S
ERVICE AND
S
UPPORT BY PHONE AT
1-800-8
FUJITSU
(1-800-838-5487),
BY EMAIL AT
8
FUJITSU
@
US
.
FUJITSU
.
COM
,
OR THROUGH THE WEBSITE AT
HTTP
://
WWW
.
COMPUTERS
.
US
.
FUJITSU
.
COM
/
SUPPORT
TO LEARN HOW TO GET THE SYSTEM REPAIRED
.
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T
HE SYSTEM CONTAINS COMPONENTS THAT CAN BE SEVERELY DAMAGED BY ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE
(ESD).
T
O MINIMIZE RISK TO THE COMPONENTS
,
OBSERVE THE FOLLOWING PRECAUTIONS
:
- B
EFORE DOCKING OR UNDOCKING YOUR NOTEBOOK
(
WHEN USING A PORT REPLICATOR
),
IT IS A GOOD IDEA TO
ALWAYS TOUCH A GROUNDED METAL OBJECT TO DISCHARGE STATIC ELECTRICITY BUILT UP IN YOUR BODY
.
- B
E SURE TO POWER DOWN YOUR SYSTEM BEFORE ADDING OR REMOVING SYSTEM COMPONENTS
. E
VEN IF THE
SYSTEM IS IN HIBERNATE OR SLEEP STATES
,
DATA COULD BE LOST OR MEMORY COULD BE DAMAGED IF POWER
IS STILL AVAILABLE TO THE SYSTEM
.
- W
HEN INSTALLING OR REMOVING A MEMORY MODULE
,
HOLD IT BY THE EDGE SO AS NOT TO TOUCH ANY
CONTACTS OR CHIPS
. B
E CAREFUL NOT TO TOUCH ANY INTERNAL COMPUTER TERMINALS OR COMPONENTS
;
THE OIL FROM YOUR FINGERS COULD CAUSE A SHORT TO THE COMPONENTS
.
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E
LECTRICAL EQUIPMENT MAY BE HAZARDOUS IF MISUSED
. O
PERATIONS OF THIS PRODUCT OR SIMILAR PRODUCTS
,
MUST ALWAYS BE SUPERVISED BY AN ADULT
. D
O NOT ALLOW CHILDREN ACCESS TO THE INTERIOR OF ANY
ELECTRICAL PRODUCTS AND DO NOT PERMIT THEM TO HANDLE ANY CABLES
.
