Compaq 267637-001 manual Caring for Drives, Maintenance, Shipping and Travel

Maintenance, Shipping and Travel

Caring for Drives

Drives are fragile notebook components that must be handled with care. The following cautions apply to all drives at all times.

ÄCAUTION: To prevent loss of work, damage to the notebook or a drive:

■Electrostatic discharge can damage electronic components. To prevent electrostatic damage to the notebook or a drive, follow these 2 precautions: 1) Discharge yourself from static electricity before handling a drive by touching a grounded metal object and, 2) Avoid touching the connectors on a drive. For more information about preventing electrostatic damage, refer on this CD to Regulatory and Safety Notices.

■Excessive force can damage drive connectors. When you insert a drive, use only enough pressure to seat the drive.

■Handle a drive carefully. Do not drop it.

■Avoid exposing a hard drive to devices with magnetic fields. Products with magnetic fields include video and audio tape erasure products, monitors, and speakers. Security devices with magnetic fields include airport walk-through devices and security wands. Airport security devices that check carry-on luggage via a conveyor belt typically use x-rays instead of magnetism, which will not damage a hard drive.

■Do not spray a drive with cleaning fluids.

■Avoid exposing a drive to liquids or temperature extremes.

■If you mail a drive, ship it in packaging that protects it from shock, vibration, temperature, and humidity, label the package, “fragile.”

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