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Hometabtoapply2tothetextthatyouwanttoappearhere. 4ReplacementProcedures
SatelliteL500DMaintenanceManual 4-3
SafetyPrecautions
Beforeyoubegindisassemblyreadthefollowingsafetyprecautionscarefully.Besuretofollow
themwhileyouareworking.
DANGER:
1. AlwaysusethegenuinebatteriesorreplacementbatteriesauthorizedbyToshiba.
Batteriesotherthanthosedifferinspecificationsandareincompatiblewiththelaptop.
Theymayburstorexplode.Toavoidleakageofalkalinesolutions,neverheator
disassemblethebatterypacks.Neverthrowthebatterypacksintoafire.Ifthisis
violated,theywillexplode.
2. Thecomponentssuchasthepowersupplyandinvertercarryhighvoltages.Whenyou
partiallydisassemblethelaptopandturnonthecomponents,useextremecarenotto
touchtheconnectorsandcomponentstoavoidtheriskofelectricalshock.Donot
disassembleindividualcomponentsduringfirst-levelmaintenance.
WARNING:
1. Toavoidtheriskofelectricalshock,turnthelaptopoffandremovetheACadapterfrom
theelectricaloutlet.
2. Becausethebatteryinthelaptopisleftcharged,theriskofelectricalshockremains
evenaftertheACadapterisremovedfromtheelectricaloutlet.Toavoidtheriskof
electricalshock,besuretoremoveanymetaljewelryoraccessoriessuchasnecklaces,
bracelets,andringsbeforestartingwork.Neverworkwithdamporwethands.
3. Toavoidpersonalinjury,usecaretoavoidthesharpedgesorcornersofthe
components.