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- Care and Maintenance
Traveling with your notebook
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Do not transport your notebook while it is turned on.
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It is recommended that you carry your notebook with you while traveling, rather than checking it
in as baggage.
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Always bring your System Recovery CD that came with your notebook when you travel. If you
experience system software problems while traveling, you may need it to correct any problems.
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Take the necessary plug adapters if you're traveling overseas. Check the following diagram to
determine which plug adapter you'll need or ask your travel agent.
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LWAYS POWER OFF THE COMPUTER BEFORE TRANSPORTING AND
/
OR PACKAGING IT
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FTER SHUTTING
DOWN THE SYSTEM
,
WAIT UNTIL THE STATUS
LED
PANEL INDICATES POWER OFF CONDITION
(
NO LIGHTS
ARE ILLUMINATED
).
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I
T IS POSSIBLE THAT THE UNIT MAY NOT AUTOMATICALLY GO TO POWER OFF OR HIBERNATE MODE
WHEN YOU CLOSE THE LID
. T
HIS SITUATION MAY OCCUR DUE TO PRE
-OS
BOOT PASSWORD SECURITY
SETTINGS OR SOME OTHER APPLICATION RUNNING ON THE COMPUTER
.
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TTEMPTING TO TRANSPORT THE COMPUTER WHILE POWER IS ON MAY DAMAGE THE NOTEBOOK DUE
TO SHOCK OR OVERHEATING SINCE THE AIR VENTS MAY BE BLOCKED OR RESTRICTED
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Outlet Type
Location
Outlet Type
Location
United States, Canada, parts of Latin
America, Mexico, Japan, Korea,
the Philippines, Taiwan
Russia and the Commonwealth
of Independent States (CIS), most
of Europe, parts of Latin America,
the Middle East, parts of Africa,
Hong Kong, India, most of South Asia
United Kingdom, Ireland, Malaysia,
Singapore, parts of Africa
China, Australia, New Zealand