Chapter 5: Moving with Your Notebook

Traveling with your notebook

Follow these tips when you are traveling locally with your notebook.

Preparing your notebook

Prepare your notebook as if you were taking it home. Be sure the battery in your notebook is charged. Airport security may require you to turn on your notebook when bringing it into the gate area.

What to bring with you

Bring the following items with you:

■AC adapter

■Spare, fully charged batteries

■Additional printer driver files if you plan to use another printer

Special considerations

In addition to the guidelines for taking your notebook home, follow these guidelines to protect your notebook while traveling:

■Always take your notebook as carry-on luggage.

■If possible, have your notebook inspected by hand. Your notebook can safely pass through security X-ray machines, but never expose your notebook to a metal detector.

■Avoid exposing diskettes to hand-held metal detectors.

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