Fujitsu N6460 manual Batteries, Floppy Disks and Drives

L i f e B o o k N 6 4 0 0 S e r i e s U s e r ’ s G u i d e

install the drive if needed. Never put your hard drive through a metal detector. Have your hard drive hand- inspected by security personnel. You can however, put your hard drive through a properly tuned X-ray machine.

■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.

Outlet Type Location

United States, Canada, Mexico, parts of Latin America, 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, parts of

Africa, Malaysia, Singapore

China, Australia, New Zealand

BATTERIES

Caring for your Batteries

■Always handle batteries carefully.

■Do not short-circuit the battery terminals (that is, do not touch both terminals with a metal object). Do not carry lose batteries in a pocket or purse where they may mix with coins, keys, or other metal objects. Doing so may cause an explosion or fire.

■Do not drop, puncture, disassemble, mutilate or incinerate the battery.

■Recharge batteries only as described in this manual and only in ventilated areas.

■Do not leave batteries in hot locations for more than a day or two. Intense heat can shorten battery life.

■Do not leave a battery in storage for longer than six months without recharging it.

Increasing Battery Life

■Power your LifeBook notebook through the AC adapter whenever possible.

■If your LifeBook notebook is running on battery power all day, connect it to the AC adapter overnight to recharge the battery.

■Keep brightness to the lowest level comfortable.

■Set the power management for maximum battery life.

■Put your LifeBook notebook in Sleep mode when it is turned on and you are not actually using it.

■Minimize your DVD/CD-RW drive, CD-ROM drive, and wireless LAN usage.

■Disable the Windows CD Auto Insert function.

■Always use fully charged batteries.

■Eject PCMCIA cards when not in use.

FLOPPY DISKS AND DRIVES

Caring for your Floppy Disks

■Avoid using floppy disks in damp or dusty locations.

■Never store floppy disks near a magnet or magnetic field.

■Do not use a pencil or an eraser on a disk or disk label.

■Avoid storing the floppy disks in extremely hot or cold locations, or in locations subject to severe temperature changes. Store at temperatures between 50º F (10ºC) and 125ºF (52ºC).

■Do not touch the exposed part of the disk behind the metal shutter.

Caring for your Floppy Disk Drive

■To clean, wipe the floppy disk drive clean with a dry soft cloth, or with a soft cloth dampened with water or a solution of neutral detergent. Never use benzene, paint thinner or other volatile material.

■Avoid storing the floppy disk drive in extremely hot or cold locations, or in locations subject to severe temperature changes. Store at temperatures between 50º F (10ºC) and 125ºF (52ºC).

■Keep the floppy disk drive out of direct sunlight and away from heating equipment.

■Avoid storing the floppy disk drive in locations subject to shock and vibration.

■Never use the floppy disk drive with any liquid, metal, or other foreign matter inside the floppy disk drive or disk.

■Never disassemble or dismantle your floppy disk drive.

DVDs AND CDs

Caring for your DVDs and CDs

DVDs and CDs are precision devices and will function reliably if given reasonable care.

■Always store your DVD/CDs in its case when it is not in use.

■Always handle DVD/CDs by the edges and avoid touching the surface.

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