Compaq 1800 manual Safety, Protecting Your Notebook During an Electrical Storm

Safety

To reduce the risk of electric shock and damage to the equipment, read the Safety and Comfort document.

To protect your equipment from power surges, plug all power cords into a high-quality surge protector. If you have a dedicated telephone line for the modem, buy a surge protector with a telephone jack.

After your Notebook is safely disconnected from AC power and the phone line, you can run your Notebook on battery power.

Disconnecting Your Notebook from the Power Source

To shut down your Notebook properly, complete the following steps:

1.Close all open programs.

2.On the Windows taskbar, click Start, then click Shut Down… The Shut down Windows dialogue box is displayed.

3.Select the Shut down option.

Note: If the Notebook does not turn off automatically, then press and hold the Power button until it shuts down.

4.Unplug the power cord from the wall outlet and unplug the modem line from the wall jack.

Protecting Your Notebook During an Electrical Storm

During an electrical storm, you should take the following precautions to protect your Notebook from damage. You should immediately disconnect your Notebook from the power source.

•If you are not using a surge protector, unplug all power cords from the wall sockets.

•Disconnect your Notebook from the wall sockets.

•Turn off the power button on all surge protectors.

•If a telephone line from your Notebook is plugged directly into the wall jack (without going through a surge protector), unplug the line from the wall jack.

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