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LifeBook E Series – Section Six
■Never put you LifeBook Series notebook through a
metal detector. Have your notebook hand-inspected
by security personnel. You can however, put your Life-
Book Series notebook through a properly tuned X-ray
machine. To avoid problems, place your notebook close
to the entrance of the machine and remove it as soon as
possible or have your notebook hand-inspected by
security personnel. Security officials may require you to
turn your notebook On. Make sure you have a charged
battery on hand.
■When traveling with the hard drive removed, wrap the
drive in a non-conducting materials (cloth or paper). If
you have the drive checked by hand, be ready to install
the drive if needed. Never put your hard drive through a
metal detector. Have your hard drive hand-inspected by
security personnel. You can however, put y our hard
drive through a properly tuned X-ray machine.
■Take the necessary plug adapters if you're traveling
overseas. Check the following diagram to determine
which plug adapter you'll need or ask your travel agent.
BATTERIES
Caring for your Batteries
■Always handle batteries carefully.
■Do not short-circuit the battery terminals (that is, do
not touch both terminals with a metal object). Do not
carry lose batteries in a pocket or purse where they
may mix with coins, keys, or other metal objects.
Doing so may cause an explosion or fire.
■Do not drop, puncture, disassemble, mutilate or incin-
erate the battery.
■Recharge batteries only as described in this manual
and only in ventilated areas.
■Do not leave batteries in hot locations for more than a
day or two. Intense heat can shorten battery life.
■Do not leave a battery in storage for longer than 6
months without recharging it.
Increasing Battery Life
■Power your LifeBook Series notebook through the AC
or optional auto/airline adapter whenever possible.
■If your LifeBook Series notebook is running on battery
power all day, connect it to the AC adapter overnight
to recharge the battery.
■Keep brightness to the lowest level comfortable.
■Set the power management for maximum battery life.
■Put your LifeBook Series notebook in Suspend mode
when it is turned on and you are not actually using it.
■Limit your DVD/CD-RW/CD-ROM access.
■Disable the Windows CD automatic insertion function.
■Always use fully charged batteries.
■Eject PCMCIA cards when not in use.
FLOPPY DISKS AND DRIVES
Caring for your Floppy Disks
■Avoid using the floppy disks in damp and
dusty locations.
■Never store a floppy disk near a magnet or
magnetic field.
■Do not use a pencil or an eraser on a disk or
disk label.
Outlet Type Location
United States, Canada,
parts of Latin America,
Japan, Korea,
the Philippines, Taiwan
Russia and the Commonwealth
of Independent States (CIS),
most of Europe, parts of Latin
America, the Middle East, parts
of Africa, Hong Kong, India,
most of South Asia
Mexico, United Kingdom,
Ireland, Malaysia, Singapore,
parts of Africa
China, Australia,
New Zealand