Hitachi SA200 manual Travel Recommendations, Maintenance, LCD Display

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A Maintenance and Troubleshooting

Travel Recommendations

Your laptop was designed for portability. For safety and convenience when traveling, follow these guidelines:

•Before traveling, save your data by backing it up to floppy disks.

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Take along an extra backup copy of your data.

Do not travel with a floppy disk in the floppy disk drive.

•Do not travel with the laptop turned on. This may result in loss of data and damage to the hard disk drive.

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Disconnect the AC adapter from the laptop.

Take along a spare, fully charged battery pack or the AC adapter.

•When carrying the laptop, take care not to drop it or bump it into things.

Maintenance

Although the SA200 requires little physical maintenance, you should follow a few simple maintenance routines and precautions to help ensure that your laptop will provide outstanding performance for many years to come.

The LCD Display

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Avoid scratching the surface of the screen.

Always lower the display when the laptop is turned off.

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Do not allow water droplets to remain on the screen. Water can cause permanent staining.

Do not expose the LCD screen to bright sunlight or ultraviolet radiation.

Do not expose the LCD screen to extreme temperatures. Freezing and liquefaction of the liquid crystals may result in damage to the display.

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