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Caring for Removable Drives
Removable drives such as the hard drive, CD or DVD drive, diskette drive, and
! | WARNING: To reduce the risk of personal injury from hot surfaces, | |
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| CAUTION: To prevent damage to the computer or removable drive | |
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■ Back up the information on a hard drive before removing it. Failure to back up the hard drive can result in loss of information if the drive is handled improperly.
■ If there is a diskette, compact disc, or digital video disc in a drive, remove it prior to removing the media from the computer.
■ Do not remove a CD or DVD drive with the tray extended. Before removing the drive, push the drive tray into the drive.
■ Ensure that you are discharged of static electricity before handling a removable drive. Electrostatic discharge can damage electronic components. When handling a removable drive, always grasp the outer case and avoid touching the connectors.
■ Do not use force when inserting a drive into a bay. Excessive force may damage the connectors.
■ Carefully handle the removable drive. DO NOT DROP IT.
■ Avoid exposing a hard drive to products with magnetic fields such as video and audio tape erasure products, monitors, and speakers.
■ Do not spray the drive with cleaners or expose it to liquids. ■ Avoid exposing the drive to temperature extremes.