A Traveling with the computer

For best results, follow these traveling and shipping tips:

●Prepare the computer for traveling or shipping:

◦Back up your information.

◦Remove all discs and all external media cards, such as digital cards.

CAUTION: To reduce the risk of damage to the computer, damage to a drive, or loss of information, remove the media from a drive before removing the drive from a drive bay and before shipping, storing, or traveling with a drive.

◦Turn off and then disconnect all external devices.

◦Shut down the computer.

●Take along a backup of your information. Keep the backup separate on the computer.

●When traveling by air, carry the computer as hand luggage; do not check it in with the rest of your bags.

CAUTION: Avoid exposing a drive to magnetic fields. Security devices with magnetic fields include airport walk-through devices and security wands. Airport conveyer belts and similar security devices that check carry-on baggage use X-rays instead of magnetism and do not damage drives.

●In-flight computer use is at the discretion of the airline. If you plan to use the computer during a flight, check with the airline in advance.

●If the computer will be unused and disconnected from external power for more than 2 weeks, remove the battery and store it separately.

●If you are shipping the computer or a drive, use suitable protective packaging and label the package “FRAGILE.”

●If the computer has a wireless device or an HP Mobile Broadband Module installed, such as an 802.11b/g device, a Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM) device, or a General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) device, the use of these devices may be restricted in some environments. Such restrictions may apply onboard aircraft, in hospitals, near explosives, and in

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