Introduction

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.

JTip After your Notebook is safely disconnected from AC power, you can run your Notebook on battery power.

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

Disconnect your Notebook from the wall outlets.

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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Compaq 700 Series manual Protecting Your Notebook During An Electrical Storm