Electrical and Mechanical Safety Information. . . . . . . . 1-27 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-27 Product Safety Policy and General Practice . . . . . 1-27 Safety Standards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-27 Installation Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-28 General Precautions for Compaq Products . . . . . . 1-28 Precautions for Portable Computer Products . . . . 1-32 Precautions for Server and Network Products . . . . 1-32

Precautions for Products with External

Television Antenna Connectors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-34 Antenna Grounding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-35

Precautions for Products with Modems, Telecommuni-cations, or Local Area

Network Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-36 Precautions for Products with Laser Devices . . . . 1-36 For More Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-38

Chapter 2 Government Approvals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-1

European Union Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1

Federal Communications Commission Notice . . . . . . . . 2-2

Modifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2

Cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2

Declaration of Conformity for Products Marked

with the FCC Logo (United States Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3 Canadian Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3 Avis Canadien . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3 Japanese Notice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3 Telecommunications Device Approvals . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4

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