Drives and Drive Media
Caring for Drives and Drive Media
ÄCAUTION:of work: To prevent damage to the notebook or a drive and loss
■Do not remove the internal hard drive except for repair or replacement. For instructions, see the“Replacing the Internal Hard Drive” section later in this chapter.
■Electrostatic discharge can damage electronic components.
To prevent electrostatic damage to the notebook or a drive, follow these 2 precautions: (1) Discharge yourself from static electricity before handling a drive by touching a grounded metal object and
(2) Avoid touching the connectors on a drive. For more information about preventing electrostatic damage, refer on the Documentation Library CD to the Regulatory and Safety Notices guide, “Electrostatic Discharge” section.
■Excessive force can damage drive connectors. When you insert a drive, use only enough force to seat the drive.
■Handle a drive carefully. Do not drop it.
■Avoid exposing a hard drive or a diskette to devices with magnetic fields. Products with magnetic fields include video and audio tape erasure products, monitors, and speakers. Security devices with magnetic fields include airport
■Do not spray a drive with cleaners.
■Avoid exposing a drive to liquids or temperature extremes.
■If you mail a drive, ship it in packaging that protects it from shock, vibration, extreme temperatures, and high humidity. Label the package “FRAGILE.”
ÄCAUTION: To prevent damage to drive media:
■Do not open the metal shutter of a diskette or touch the disk within the diskette case.
■Do not expose a diskette to a strong magnetic field, such as the security field used by a
■Clean a CD or DVD only with a disc cleaning kit, available from most electronics retailers.
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