Compaq N110 manual Avoid dropping drives from any height onto any surface

Removal and Replacement Preliminaries

■Before handling a drive, ensure that you are discharged of static electricity. While handling a drive, avoid touching the connector.

■Handle drives on surfaces that have at least one inch of shock-proof foam.

■Avoid dropping drives from any height onto any surface.

■After removing a hard drive, CD-ROM drive, or a diskette drive, place it into a static-proof bag.

■Avoid exposing a hard drive to products that have magnetic fields such as monitors or speakers.

■Avoid exposing a drive to temperature extremes or to liquids.

■If a drive must be mailed, do the following: place the drive into a bubble pack mailer or other suitable form of protective packaging; label the package “Fragile: Handle With Care.”

Maintenance and Service Guide 4–3