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Chapter 5
Care and Maintenance
Caring for your LifeBook MH380 Mini-notebook
If you use your LifeBook mini-notebook carefully, you will increase its life and reliability. This section
provides some tips for looking after the notebook and its devices.
•
I
N
THE
EVENT
YOU
DROP
YOUR
NOTEBOOK
OR
DAMAGE
THE
HOUSING
IN
ANY
WAY
,
IMMEDIATELY
TURN
OFF
POWER
AND
DISCONNECT
THE
POWER
PLUG
. F
AILURE
TO
DO
SO
COULD
RESULT
IN
A
SHORT
CIRCUIT
,
SMOKE
,
AND
/
OR
FIRE
.
C
ONTACT
F
UJITSU
S
ERVICE
AND
S
UPPORT
BY
PHONE
AT
1-800-8
FUJITSU
(1-800-838-5487),
BY
AT
8
FUJITSU
@
US
.
FUJITSU
.
COM
,
OR
THROUGH
THE
WEBSITE
AT
HTTP
://
WWW
.
COMPUTERS
.
US
.
FUJITSU
.
COM
/
SUPPORT
TO
LEARN
HOW
TO
GET
THE
SYSTEM
REPAIRED
.
•
T
HE
SYSTEM
CONTAINS
COMPONENTS
THAT
CAN
BE
SEVERELY
DAMAGED
BY
ELECTROSTATIC
DISCHARGE
(ESD).
T
O
MINIMIZE
RISK
TO
THE
COMPONENTS
,
OBSERVE
THE
FOLLOWING
PRECAUTIONS
:
- B
EFORE
DOCKING
OR
UNDOCKING
YOUR
NOTEBOOK
(
WHEN
USING
A
PORT
REPLICATOR
),
IT
IS
A
GOOD
IDEA
TO
ALWAYS
TOUCH
A
GROUNDED
METAL
OBJECT
TO
DISCHARGE
STATIC
ELECTRICITY
BUILT
UP
IN
YOUR
BODY
.
- B
E
SURE
TO
POWER
DOWN
YOUR
SYSTEM
BEFORE
ADDING
OR
REMOVING
SYSTEM
COMPONENTS
. E
VEN
IF
THE
SYSTEM
IS
IN
HIBERNATE
OR
SLEEP
STATES
,
DATA
COULD
BE
LOST
OR
MEMORY
COULD
BE
DAMAGED
IF
POWER
IS
STILL
AVAILABLE
TO
THE
SYSTEM
.
- W
HEN
INSTALLING
OR
REMOVING
A
MEMORY
MODULE
,
HOLD
IT
BY
THE
EDGE
SO
AS
NOT
TO
TOUCH
ANY
CONTACTS
OR
CHIPS
. B
E
CAREFUL
NOT
TO
TOUCH
ANY
INTERNAL
COMPUTER
TERMINALS
OR
COMPONENTS
;
THE
OIL
FROM
YOUR
FINGERS
COULD
CAUSE
A
SHORT
TO
THE
COMPONENTS
.
•
E
LECTRICAL
EQUIPMENT
MAY
BE
HAZARDOUS
IF
MISUSED
. O
PERATIONS
OF
THIS
PRODUCT
OR
SIMILAR
PRODUCTS
,
MUST
ALWAYS
BE
SUPERVISED
BY
AN
ADULT
. D
O
NOT
ALLOW
CHILDREN
ACCESS
TO
THE
INTERIOR
OF
ANY
ELECTRICAL
PRODUCTS
AND
DO
NOT
PERMIT
THEM
TO
HANDLE
ANY
CABLES
.
